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claptrap

n. 讨好的言语或行为；哗众取宠的话

adj. 讨好的

中文词源

claptrap 蠢话，废话

由clap 和trap 构成的合成词。原为舞台术语，指哗众取宠，吸引人鼓掌。

claptrap (n.): c. 1730, "trick to 'catch' applause," a stage term; from clap (v.) + trap (n.). Extended sense of "cheap, showy language" is from 1819; hence "nonsense, rubbish."

1. This is the claptrap that politicians have peddled many times before.: 这是政客们宣扬过无数次的废话。