tawdry (adj.)
"cheap, showy, gaudy," 1670s, adjective use of noun tawdry "silk necktie for women" (1610s), shortened from tawdry lace (1540s), an alteration of St. Audrey's lace, a necktie or ribbon sold at the annual fair at Ely on Oct. 17 commemorating St. Audrey (queen of Northumbria, died 679). Her association with cheap lace necklaces is that she supposedly died of a throat tumor, which she considered God's punishment for her youthful fondness for showy necklaces .
廉价而俗丽的(形容词)
“廉价、艳丽、花哨的,1670年代,是名词tawdry“女性的丝绸领带”(1610年代)的形容词性用法,由tawdry lace俗气的花边(1540年代)缩写而来，是圣奥黛丽花边的演化形式,这种丝带每年在10月17日Ely的年度集市上售卖，主要用以纪念圣奥黛丽(诺森比亚的女王,死于679年)。她与便宜的蕾丝项链的联系是她可能死于咽喉肿瘤,她认为是上帝惩罚她年轻时喜欢艳丽的项链。