- trumpery (n.)
[trumpery 词源字典]
- mid-15c., "deceit, trickery," from Middle French tromperie (14c.), from tromper "to deceive," of uncertain origin (see trump (v.2), which has influenced the spelling in English). Meaning "showy but worthless finery" is first recorded c. 1600.[trumpery etymology, trumpery origin, 英语词源]