[每日] pinchbeck (n) 假的
Word of the Day (Sunday February 15, 2009)
pinchbeck \PINCH-bek\, noun, adjective:
Pronunciation: http://ppt.cc/BgBC
1. an alloy of zinc and copper used to imitate gold in
jewelry-making; by extension, something counterfeit; an
imitation
adjective:
1. not genuine; fake
Watch out for the pinchbeck on the auction site.
We laughed at the pinchbeck heroism in the movie.
by 1734, named for Christopher Pinchbeck (c1670-1732), London
watchmaker, who developed the alloy
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