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glitz

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glitz /ɡlɪts/ noun [uncountable]  BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGFAMOUSthe exciting attractive quality which is connected with rich, famous, and fashionable people 〔与富人、名人和时尚人士有关的〕魅力,富丽堂皇,奢华 SYN glamour show business glitz 娱乐圈的浮华
Examples from the Corpus
glitzYou know, it's either glitz or pretension.The event was also graced with a little Hollywood glitz when actress Bo Derek unexpectedly dropped by.No diamonds, no chandeliers, no party frocks and silk stockings, no glitz, no strains of smooching Sinatra.The two girls were at work on Teen Voices, a quarterly publication intended to provide an alternative to the standard glitz.Los Angeles in 1984 gave us the glitz of Hollywood.
Origin glitz (1900-2000) Yiddish flashes of light
glitz nounChinese
is famous, exciting Corpus attractive the quality which connected rich, with


glitz
glitz /ɡlɪts/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: Yiddish
 Origin: __flashes of light__
the exciting attractive quality which is connected with rich, famous, and fashionable people
   SYN  glamour:
    show business glitz


glitzBrE /ɡlɪts/ 🔊NAmE /ɡlɪts/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (sometimes disapproving) the quality of appearing very attractive, exciting and impressive, in a way that is not always genuine 耀眼;华丽;浮华the glitz and glamour of the music scene表面光辉灿烂的乐坛 glitzy BrE /ˈɡlɪtsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlɪtsi/ 🔊 adjectivea glitzy, Hollywood-style occasion好莱坞式的盛大场面