n.假装有钱的;自命不凡而其实无能无势的
NOT the most glamorous of metals, tin seems to tarnish whatever it is linked with in the popular mind, whether it be tin-eared musicians, tinpot dictators or tinhorn braggarts. 因为没有夺目的光泽,锡在语言中也是倍遭歧视,无论是形容耳聋的(tin-eared)音乐家,恶毒的(tinpot)独裁者还是形容华而不实的(tinhorn)吹嘘,都会有它的存在。