Arty-crafty
a. 手工艺品似的, 美观而不实用的
📖 牛津释义
arty-crafty
adj (joc or derog infml 谑或贬, 口) (of furniture and household objects) appearing to be made by hand and designed for artistic effect rather than for usefulness or comfort （指家具及家庭用品）显示出是手工制作的, 设计华而不实的.
🧩 词语组成解析
a. 装作爱好艺术的, 附庸风雅的
🗣️ 情景例句
What do your parents do?
你父母是做什么的？
I'm sick and tired of having to take care of your brother just because he refuses to go out and find a job.
只是因为你弟弟不肯出去找工作就得我来照顾他，这真让我烦透了。
The former method simply consists of setting an elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him.
强硬法就是驱使象去干活，把它打到顺从为止。