trinket
英 [ˈtrɪŋ.kɪt]
美 [ˈtrɪŋ.kɪt]
1. trick => trinket.
2. Old English trenket (“a sort of knife”), hence, probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from trench.
3. 谐音“纯刻的”----纯手工刻的一个小玩意儿。
trinket 小装饰物,小物品词源不详,可能鼻音化自 trick,把戏,戏法,-et,小词后缀。引申词义小装饰物,小物品等。
- trinket (n.)
- 1530s, of unknown origin. Evidently a diminutive form, perhaps related to trick (n.).
- 1. And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that?
- 一个女佣怎么会有这样的饰品 呢 ?
- 2. We have a trinket, as does every other class.
- 是的,我们有徽章, 可是我靠其他职业一样都有.
- 3. Trinket = A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
- 没什么大不了的,就是一个小装饰品.
- 4. I will carry no more. Find your trinket upon the ground.
- 艾德温:我带不了那么多东西, 自己到地上捡.
- 5. He bought her some trinket.
- 他给她买了些不值钱的珠宝.