knick-knack
noun /ˈnɪk næk/
/ˈnɪk næk/
[usually plural] (sometimes disapproving)- a small object of little worth that is used for decoration in a house
synonym ornament(房子里的)小装饰物,小摆设 - a collection of knick-knacks
一批小玩意 - There were no photographs, no knick-knacks: just a simple table and chairs.
没有照片,没有小摆设:只有一张简单的桌子和椅子。
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a petty trick’): reduplication of knack. - a collection of knick-knacks