flummery
n. 假恭维;柔软易食的食品
复数 flummeries
例句
She hated the flummery of public relations.
她讨厌公关工作中的虚夸恭维。
《牛津词典》
But her father, who is quite as opposed to such flummery as I, says that can be cured.
不过她的父亲和我一样反对她这种俗套,说这种毛病是可以治好的。
Their heads have fetching crests, and their necks are a beautiful, iridescent blue. Such flummery is costly to grow and likely to attract predators.
它们头上有迷人的羽冠,以及光泽艳丽的蓝色脖子。