中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.(衣服等)俗气的装饰；(文体等)拙劣的修饰。
2.浮夸；无聊的东西。

something of little value or significance
同义词：bagatelle, fluff, frivolity,

例句与用法

Affections of manner and speech are mere frippery
态度和语言的做作只是矫饰而已。

She often wears ornaments of frippery
她常戴些低俗的装饰品。

The appeal of such fripperies palls faster than people expect , they say
他们声称不必要的昂贵饰品的吸引力的消失比人们的预期要快得多。

Where drugs to change personality traits were once seen as medicinal fripperies , or enhancements , they are now seen as entitlements
那里，药物改变了人格特性一度曾被看作是医学上的无用，或进步，它们现在被看作是权利。

And as bryan caplan , of george mason university , points out , many trinkets and fripperies themselves provide a stream of experiences
就像乔治?梅森大学的布赖恩?卡普兰指出的那样，许多小玩意儿、不必要的昂贵饰品本身就提供了一连串的经历。