bau·ble /ˈbɔbəl, ˈbɑ-/
美觀而無價值的東西,騙人的東西,玩具,小玩意
Bau·ble n.
1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod. --Sheridan.
2. The fool's club. [Obs.] “A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.”
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bauble
n 1: a mock scepter carried by a court jester
2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle,
gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]