bauble

bauble

英 ['bɔːb(ə)l]
　　美 ['bɔbl]

n. 小玩意；美觀而無價值的飾物

中文詞源：

bauble 聖誕裝飾球

來自古法語baubel的俗化，詞根bel, 好，漂亮，同belle, 美女。bau為bel重復變體。來自詞根重復構詞法。

例句：

1. Afool should never hold a bauble in his hand.
不要自己出醜.

2. The jester brandished his bauble.
醜角揮動手中拿著的木棒.

3. The child was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.
這孩子非常喜歡摸彩袋贏得的那個小玩意兒.

4. Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors.
趕快拿走那些華麗而不中用的把戲, 把門鎖上.

5. That little bauble is not to be compared with ( not to ) this enormous jewel.
那個洶設不能與 ( 不是 ) 這個大寶石相比較.