garish
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 穿着花哨的,炫耀的,过分装饰的
演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]