glitz: [20] Glitz, a sort of ‘shallow but exciting and fashionable sparkle and showiness’, is a backformation from glitzy, an American slang term fashionable in the early 1980s. This in turn was derived from Yiddish glitz ‘glitter’, which came from German glitzern ‘sparkle’ (a relative of English glitter). Its fortuitous resemblance to a blend of glamour and Ritz contributes to its expressiveness. => glitter
glitz (n.)
"showiness without substance," 1977, a back-formation from glitzy.
权威例句
1. the glitz and glamour of the music scene
表面光辉灿烂的乐坛
2. It was Fred's lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.
是弗雷德对浮华、奢靡生活的强烈欲望使他们越走越远。
3. He is a master of glitz.
他是摆浮华场面的高手.
4. The glitz of Las Vegas feels a long way from Blackpool.