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brummagem是什么意思

adj. 廉价而俗丽的;伪造的

n. 廉价而炫丽之物

英文词源

brummagem (adj.)
"cheap and showy," 19c., from a noun, from the vulgar pronunciation of Birmingham, England, in reference to articles mass-manufactured there. The word also recalls Birmingham's old reputation for counterfeiting.

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