a piece of jewellery that is cheap and has little artistic value 花哨的廉价首饰 It was a $50 000 antique diamond ring—not a mere ‘bauble’ as the judge said. 这是一枚价值5万美元的古董钻戒——不像法官所说的那样只是一个“小玩意”。
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a decoration for a Christmas tree in the shape of a ball 圣诞树装饰球
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baubel ‘child's toy’, of unknown origin.