bric-a-brac

• n. 小摆设；小古董

同韵构词法，无词义。

bric-a-brac

bric-a-brac: [19] Bric-a-brac first appears in English in William Thackeray’s The adventures of Philip 1862: ‘all the valuables of the house, including, perhaps, JJ’s bricabrac, cabinets, china, and so forth’. It comes from the obsolete French phrase à bric et à brac ‘at random’; the brac element is a fanciful alteration of bric ‘piece’.

bric-a-brac (n.)

1840, from obsolete French à bric et à brac (16c.) "at random, any old way," a nonsense phrase.

1. But China, not Russia, appears to be the odd Bric out.

但金砖四国中落单的似乎是中国, 而非俄罗斯.

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2. Bric funds have sprung up for investors to pile into the sector.

金砖四国的基金也已经成长起来,吸引投资者蜂拥而入.

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3. Even where BRIC countries agree in general, they often disagree in detail.

即使是在大方向统一的问题上, 金砖四国也经常在细节上出现分歧.

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4. Medvedev told BRIC leaders . The other presidents sat next as he made the final statement.

在梅德韦杰夫宣读峰会的最后声明时,其他国家领导人坐在他身边.

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5. Bric leaders also discussed global food and energy security and measures to prevent climate change.

“金砖四国”领导人还讨论了全球食品和能源安全问题,以及防止气候变化的措施.

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