frippery
noun /ˈfrɪpəri/
/ˈfrɪpəri/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural fripperies)
(especially British English, disapproving)- objects, decorations and other items that are considered unnecessary and expensive
不必要的昂贵饰品(或物件) - spending money on fripperies
花钱买奢侈品 - She never wore perfume, considering it to be mere frippery.
她从不喷香水,认为那只是一件无关紧要的事。
词源mid 16th cent. (denoting ‘old or second-hand clothes’): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin. - spending money on fripperies