trappings

英 [ˈtræpɪŋz]

美 [ˈtræpɪŋz]

n.  (与某一处境、职业或社会地位有关的)身外之物，标志，服装

Collins.1 / COCA.11010

牛津词典

noun

• （与某一处境、职业或社会地位有关的）身外之物，标志，服装
  the possessions, clothes, etc. that are connected with a particular situation, job or social position
  1. They enjoyed all the trappings of wealth.
     他们享有所有象征财富的东西。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL (权力、财富、工作等带来的)装点之物，额外实惠
  Thetrappingsof power, wealth, or a particular job are the extra things, such as decorations and luxury items, that go with it.
  1. The family were in government for several generations and evidently loved the trappings of power.
     那个家族好几代人都曾在政府任职，显然对随权力而来的各种额外实惠情有独钟。

英英释义

noun

• (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
  Synonym:furnishing

双语例句

• He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility — dogs, horses, and fine paintings
  他身边满是象征高贵身份的东西——狗，马以及精美的画。
• The impact from mass markets in middle-class trappings such as cars and air-conditioners has yet to kick in.
  而汽车、空调等中产阶级用品大众市场的影响还没有计算在内。
• All the rest of Buddhism we can now let go as the religious trappings of an ancient culture utterly inappropriate for the Dhamma of our technological age.
  佛教的其余一切，只是一个古老文化的宗教性装饰，作为我们当今科技时代的佛法已彻底不合宜，如今可以放弃了。
• Japan, India and China have taken on the material trappings of Modernism: skyscrapers, rail systems, telecoms networks, parliaments, judiciaries and, in some cases, ballot boxes.
  日本、印度和中国呈现出了现代主义的物质外表：摩天大楼、轨道交通系统、电信网络、议会、司法体系以及（在某些情况下）投票箱。
• The family and boardroom saga had all the trappings of a soap opera.
  这场涉及家族和董事会的风波具备肥皂剧的一切元素。
• The family were in government for several generations and evidently loved the trappings of power.
  那个家族好几代人都曾在政府任职，显然对随权力而来的各种额外实惠情有独钟。
• Nelson Mandela sacrificed the usual trappings of a good life – family, comfort, professional success – to spend 27 years as a prisoner of conscience in his fight against apartheid.
  纳尔逊•曼德拉在反对种族隔离的斗争中牺牲了家庭、舒适和职业成功等美好生活的传统标识，以一位良心犯的身份，度过了长达27年的牢狱之灾。
• To dress up a simple expressive folk tune in the trappings of a symphony is to degrade it.
  把简练的富于感情的民间曲调用交响乐的装饰打扮起来就是贬低它。
• It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
  它具有美国竞选活动的典型特征，即通过华而不实的电视广告来吹嘘候选人。
• He have the trappings of high office but no real power.
  他空有高官的派头却并无实权。