形容词

1. 华而不实的;徒有其表的
If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value.

1. based on pretense
deceptively pleasing

e.g. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
meretricious praise
a meretricious argument

Synonym: gildedspecious

2. tastelessly showy

e.g. a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors
a gaudy costume
loud sport shirts
a meretricious yet stylish book
tawdry ornaments

Synonym: brassycheapflashflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudtackytattytawdrytrashy

3. like or relating to a prostitute

e.g. meretricious relationships