English Dictionary

gimcrack

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈd͡ʒɪmkɹæk/

形容詞

比較不可

Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

日本語の意味

見かけは華やかだが、実際は品質が悪く、価値のないもの / 外見は派手で魅力的に見えるが、実質的な価値や実用性がないもの

He bought a gimcrack watch that looked expensive at first glance but stopped working after a week.

彼は一見高価に見えたが、一週間で動かなくなった安っぽい腕時計を買った。

意味（1）

Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

It was cocking her up with gimcrack notions about ladies till she'd be ashamed to look at her own hands after she had done a day's work with them.