pinch·beck /ˈpɪnʧˌbɛk/
金色銅,冒牌貨(a.)金色銅制的,冒牌的
Pinch·beck, a. Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. “A pinchbeck throne.”
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Pinch·beck n. An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
pinchbeck
adj : serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism"
n : an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to
imitate gold