A bauble is a showy ornament of little value. 廉价珠宝是华而不实的装饰品。
The shop sells baubles as well. 这家商店也销售廉价珠宝。
A bauble is a showy ornament of little value. 廉价珠宝是华而不实的装饰品。
bauble
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a mock scepter carried by a court jester
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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Bauble \Bau"ble\ (b[add]"b'l), n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.] 1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod. --Sheridan.
2. The fool's club. [Obs.] ``A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.'' --Nares.
At today's prices the intrinsic value of this bauble is about Pounds 175.