hokum

英 [ˈhəʊkəm]

美 [ˈhoʊkəm]

n.  做作的电影(或戏剧等); 愚蠢的想法(或论点等)

BNC.48974 / COCA.34681

牛津词典

noun

• 做作的电影（或戏剧等）
  a film/movie, play, etc. that is not realistic and has no artistic qualities
• 愚蠢的想法（或论点等）
  an idea, argument, etc. that you think is stupid
  1. What a bunch of hokum!
     真是一派胡言！

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 废话;胡扯
  If you describe something ashokum, you think it is nonsense.
  1. The book is enjoyable hokum.
     这本书里都是些饶有趣味的闲谈瞎扯。

英英释义

noun

• a message that seems to convey no meaning
  Synonym:nonsensebunknonsensicalitymeaninglessness

双语例句

• From the Asian perspective, that makes the west seem hypocritical at best. At worst, it looks as though the cherished assumptions about how to run an economy are hokum.
  从亚洲的角度来看，这使得西方看起来充其量只能称得上伪善。而往差里说，那些他们所信奉的关于应如何管理经济的论调，就都成了空话。
• The book is enjoyable hokum.
  这本书里都是些饶有趣味的闲谈瞎扯。