glitz: [20] Glitz, a sort of ‘shallow but exciting and fashionable sparkle and showiness’, is a backformation from glitzy, an American slang term fashionable in the early 1980s. This in turn was derived from Yiddish glitz ‘glitter’, which came from German glitzern ‘sparkle’ (a relative of English glitter). Its fortuitous resemblance to a blend of glamour and Ritz contributes to its expressiveness. => glitter
glitz (n.)
"showiness without substance," 1977, a back-formation from glitzy.
雙語例句
1. the glitz and glamour of the music scene
表面光輝燦爛的樂壇
來自《權威詞典》
2. It was Fred's lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.
是弗雷德對浮華、奢靡生活的強烈欲望使他們越走越遠。
來自辭典例句
3. He is a master of glitz.
他是擺浮華場面的高手.
來自辭典例句
4. The glitz of Las Vegas feels a long way from Blackpool.