tinsel

n [U] 1 glittering metallic substance used in strips or threads as a decoration （装饰用的）光片, 金属线: decorate a Christmas tree with tinsel 用光亮金属片装饰圣诞树 * a dress trimmed with tinsel 饰有光片的连衣裙. 2 (derog 贬) superficial brilliance or glamour 表面的光彩或魅力.

tin, tin foil, tin hat, tin plate, tin whistle, tin-opener, tin-pan alley, tin-tack, tincture, tinder, tinder-box, tine, ting, ting-a-ling, tinge, tingle, tinker, tinkle, tinny, tinpot, tinselled, tinsmith, tint, tiny, tip, tip-off, tip-up, tipper lorry (also `tipper truck), tippet, tipple, tippler, tipsily, tipsiness, tipster, tipsy, tiptoe, tiptop, TIR, tirade, tire,