garish

• adj. 炫耀的；過分裝飾的；過分鮮豔的

詞源不詳。可能同garnish, 裝飾。

garish (adj.)

"showy, dazzling," especially "glaringly vulgar and gaudy," 1540s, of unknown origin, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren "to stare" (c. 1200), which is of uncertain origin (perhaps from Old Norse gaurr "rough fellow") + -ish. Related: Garishly; garishness.

1. This colour is bright but not garish.

這顏色豔而不俗.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

2. They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs.

他們登上鋪著俗豔的紫色地毯的樓梯。

來自辭典例句

3. All around you there seemed to be something glaring, garish, rattling.

在你周圍好像有些東西又紮眼,又晃眼, 又刺耳.

來自辭典例句

4. The garish yard , filled with the flowers of poverty, was uglier by far than in winter.

滿院花花綠綠,開著窮惡的花, 比冬天要更醜陋著好幾倍.

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子

5. It was like garish noon rising to the dignity of sunset in a couple of seconds.

那好象晶明當空的午日,在兩秒鍾之間變成燦爛莊嚴的夕陽一般.

來自辭典例句