gingerbread

n. 姜饼, 俗艳的装饰
a. 俗艳的, 华而不实的

形容词:gingerbready 

gin.ger.bread

n.（名词）


A dark molasses cake flavored with ginger.
姜味糕点，蛋糕：一种有生姜味的黑糖蜜糕点
A soft molasses and ginger cookie cut in various shapes, sometimes elaborately decorated.
姜饼：一种软的糖蜜生姜饼干，切成各种形状，有时加以精致的修饰


Elaborate ornamentation.
精致装饰品
Superfluous or tasteless embellishment, especially in architecture.
华而不实的装饰：不切实际的或没品味的装饰，尤指建筑物

来源：
Middle English gingebred [a stiff pudding, preserved ginger]
中古英语 gingebred [一种硬布丁，腌制的生姜]
alteration influenced by bred, bread [bread] * see bread
受 bred的影响, bread [面包] *参见 bread
of Old French gingembrat
古法语 gingembrat的变化
from Medieval Latin *gingibr3tum
源自 中世纪拉丁语 *gingibr3tum
from gingiber [ginger] * see ginger
源自 gingiber [生姜] *参见 ginger

【引伸】
gin.gerbread.
adj.（形容词）
gin.gerbread.y
adj.（形容词）