1. A wooden building painted to look like marble is meretricious. 一座漆得像大理石般的木制建筑物外表是美丽的。
2. It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things should do. 这礼物就是一条白金表链，款式简单朴素，货真价实，不是靠花哨的包装、而是靠真正的质量正当地显示自己的价值，一切好的东西都应该如此。
3. It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design , properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation——as all good things should do. 那是一条白金表链，式样简单朴素，只以货色来宣誓它的价值，不凭什么不可耐的装潢——一切好东西都应该是这样的。
英英解释
adj.
1. like or relating to a prostitute
2. tastelessly showy
3. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
