gimcrack
adjective /ˈdʒɪmkræk/
/ˈdʒɪmkræk/
[only before noun]- badly made and of little value
synonym shoddy粗制滥造的;劣质的;无价值的 - The place had a certain gimcrack theatrical glamour.
这地方有某种奇异的戏剧魅力。
词源Middle English gibecrake, of unknown origin. Originally a noun, the term denoted some kind of ‘inlaid work in wood’, later ‘a fanciful notion’ or ‘mechanical contrivance’, hence ‘a knick-knack’. - The place had a certain gimcrack theatrical glamour.