Meanwhile, to Greenberg, bad art was kitsch, meaning tasteless and overly sentimental.

与此同时，在格林伯格看来，坏艺术就是媚俗艺术，也就是俗气且过于煽情作品。

In fact, it even shows how we tend to reject most of these platitudes and cheesy messages.

事实上，它甚至展现了我们是如何对这种陈腐而媚俗信息说“不”。

Kitsch art was considered commercialized or churned out for mass appeal.

媚俗艺术通被认为是商业化，或者是为了迎合大众口味而大量。

But that doesn't stop the tourists from coming or locals from selling their vampire kitsch.

但这并不能阻止游客前来或当地人出售他们吸血鬼媚俗。

Mass culture was not only considered kitsch  and consumerist - it was also very American.

大众文化不仅被认为是媚俗和消费主义——它也非具有美国特色。

In the UK, Pomp and Circumstance remained like an unofficial national anthem, while in the US it became graduation kitsch.

在英国，Pomp and Circumstance 仍然像一首非官方国歌，而在美国，它变成了毕业媚俗。

They easily fulfil the Oxford English Dictionary definition of kitsch as art or objet d'art characterised by worthless pretentiousness.

它们很容易符合《牛津英语词典》对媚俗定义，即具有无价模作样艺术品或饰品。

If my mom had it her way, attending a Bon Jovi or Motley Crue concert would have been sufficient.

如果我妈妈说了算，参加一场邦乔维或媚俗乐队演唱会就足够了。

So, join us in our avocado-colored kitchen as we stir up some neglected bops from a very kitschy decade.

那么，请随我们一同走进那间以鳄梨绿为主色调厨房，一同搅动起那个极具媚俗风情年代里被忽视劲曲吧。

Thrift shop scout and Brooklyn's crazy kitsch genius.

旧货店寻宝员与布鲁克林疯狂媚俗艺术天才。

Today's word is kitsch, spelled K-I-T-S-C-H.

今日词汇是“媚俗”，拼写为K-I-T-S-C-H。

According to scholars, the word was popularized by Munich painters and art dealers in the 1860s and 70s, who used it to refer to popular and cheap artwork.

据学者称， “媚俗” 一词在19世纪60年代和70年代由慕尼黑画家和艺术商人推广开来，他们用这个词来指代流行且廉价艺术品。

English users borrowed kitsch in the early 20th century from German.

20世纪初，英语使用者从德语中借用了“媚俗”一词。

If so, chances are you're well acquainted with Kitsch, the various bits and bobs of popular culture – fuzzy dice, plastic flamingos, cartoon-themed plastic lunchboxes, etc. – that enjoyed widespread popularity but don't hold much cultural esteem.

如果是这样，你很可能对“媚俗”（kitsch）非熟悉，它指是那些广受欢迎但文化地位不高流行文化小物件——比如毛绒骰子、塑料火烈鸟、卡通主题塑料午餐盒等。

Kitsch today is as likely to be celebrated as it is to be derided.

媚俗之物如今既可能被推崇，也可能遭贬斥。

Despite these muddy origins and the disapproving tone with which kitsch is often deployed, kitsch is not quite the dirty word it once was.

尽管“媚俗”一词起源模糊且带有贬义色彩，但它已不再像过去那样被视为一个完全负面词汇。

Or maybe you're a fan of what some might call cheesy movies, popcorn action movies and sentimental rom-coms that score big at the box office but are panned by critics.

或者，你可能是那些被一些人称为“媚俗” 电影粉丝，比如爆米花动作片和赚人热泪浪漫喜剧， 这些电影在票房上大获成功， 却遭到评论家猛烈抨击。

Kitsch also refers to a tacky or low-brow quality or condition.

媚俗亦指俗气或低级趣味特质或状态。

Kitsch often applies to them too, as well as to lowbrow art of all kinds.

媚俗同样适用于它们，也适用于各种低俗艺术。

But for all its kitsch and camp, Y2K fashion is full of some intriguing gems.

尽管媚俗且夸张，千禧虫时代时尚却蕴含着不少引人入胜瑰宝。