tinsel
noun /ˈtɪnsl/
/ˈtɪnsl/
[uncountable]- long, thin pieces of shiny material like metal, used as decorations, especially at Christmas
（尤指圣诞节时装饰用的）光片，金属箔，金属丝 - Decorate your table with tinsel and some holly.
用金属丝和冬青装饰你的桌子。
词源late Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele ‘spark’, or estinceler ‘to sparkle’, based on Latin scintilla ‘a spark’. - Decorate your table with tinsel and some holly.