paraphernalia

英 [ˌpærəfəˈneɪliə]

美 [ˌpærəfərˈneɪliə]

n.  (尤指某活动所需的)装备，大量用品，私人物品

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.18516 / COCA.15134

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指某活动所需的）装备，大量用品，私人物品
  a large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity
  1. skiing paraphernalia
     滑雪装备
  2. an electric kettle and all the paraphernalia for making tea and coffee
     电水壶及沏茶冲咖啡的全套用具

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （某人携带的或与特定活动有关的）大量物品，全套装备
  You can refer to a large number of objects that someone has with them or that are connected with a particular activity asparaphernalia.
  1. ...a large courtyard full of builders' paraphernalia...
     堆满建筑工人所需装备的大庭院
  2. Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays and other paraphernalia associated with smoking.
     扔掉所有香烟、烟灰缸和与吸烟有关的其他物品。
• N-UNCOUNT 繁琐手续；繁文缛节
  If you disapprove of the things and events that are involved in a particular system or activity, and you think they are unnecessary, you can refer to them asparaphernalia.
  1. The public don't necessarily want the paraphernalia of a full hearing.
     公众并不一定希望走全面听证的复杂程序。

英英释义

noun

• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
  Synonym:gearappurtenance

双语例句

• She had all her sewing paraphernalia spread across the table.
  她把所有的针线活摊开在桌子上面。
• Then Wes introduces a new theme: police paraphernalia.
  然后维斯又添了新东西：警用品。
• Under feudalism, in which political power was distributed to relatives and kin, anyone not born into a noble family was a common man who had no chance of reaching the throne, of touching or even of seeing the divine paraphernalia of monarchy.
  在封建制度下，政权分配给统治者的亲戚和家属，出生在贵族家庭之外的人是平民，他们永远没有机会登上王位，没有机会触摸君王的神圣用具，甚至连看的机会也没有。
• He was glad to be free of the paraphernalia of smoking.
  他很高兴自己没有吸烟的那套用具。
• There were drugs and paraphernalia everywhere.
  但是这儿到处是毒品和相关的用具。
• In a 90-minute interview in his spacious but cluttered office, surrounded by books, piles of papers and Yomiuri Giants paraphernalia, Mr Watanabe says he felt compelled to step into a void left by politicians.
  在其办公室内，渡边恒雄接受了一次90分钟的采访。他的办公室宽敞但杂乱，堆满了书籍、报纸和读卖巨人军器材。他表示，他觉得自己有必要填补一个由政客留下的空白。
• The books have also inspired countless Potter paraphernalia, including candy, cakes, capes and toys.
  这套书还创造了无数的哈利·波特随身用品，其中包括糖果、蛋糕、魔法斗篷和玩具等。
• We met the top managers, were given an assortment of paraphernalia and best of all, were fed.
  我们与最高层管理者见面，得到了准确定位，而且最重要的是，我们都得到了吹捧。
• Police brought in a drug-sniffing dog to the house and located more marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
  警方带来了缉毒犬，在房子里发现了大量的大麻和吸毒用具。
• The public don't necessarily want the paraphernalia of a full hearing.
  公众并不一定希望走全面听证的复杂程序。