n.假裝有錢(qián)的；自命不凡而其實(shí)無(wú)能無(wú)勢(shì)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?yàn)闆](méi)有奪目的光澤，錫在語(yǔ)言中也是倍遭歧視，無(wú)論是形容耳聾的（tin-eared）音樂(lè)家，惡毒的（tinpot）獨(dú)裁者還是形容華而不實(shí)的（tinhorn）吹噓，都會(huì)有它的存在。