英 [ˈtɔːdrinəs] 美 [ˈtɔːdrinəs]
n. 俗丽而不值钱；庸俗
tasteless showiness
同义词： flashiness / garishness / gaudiness / loudness / brashness / meretriciousness / glitz
... 俗不可耐的性格 = snobbishness 俗丽 = tawdriness 俗丽地穿着 = bedizen ...
俗丽而不值钱；庸俗
It could not have, had it not overcome its heritage of Times Square tawdriness.
“这不可能，因为它还没有克服时代广场的华丽丽的盛装”。
The first, and most desperate, theory is that sheer tawdriness may release him.
Yet it is hard to believe that, if Mr Clinton continued his denials in the face of Miss Lewinsky's contrary testimony and corroborating evidence, distaste for tawdriness alone would rescue him.