tinsel

• n. 金属箔; キッチュ
• adj.派手な; 光沢のある; ホイル; ダサい
• vt.箔で飾る；仰々しく見せる

中フランス語の estincelle（輝く、火、火花）から。ラテン語の scintilla（火、火花）が語源で、語源は shine（輝く）、scintillate（きらめく）と同じ。 頭文字の -es- は発音しにくいため最終的に脱落し、綴りは study（研究）、etude（エチュード）、special（特別な）、especial（特別な）となる。ホイル、ティンセルなどの。

tinsel

tinsel: [16] Tinsel is etymologically something that ‘sparkles’. Its ultimate source is Latin scintilla ‘spark’, which has also given English scintillate [17]. This was altered in the postclassical period to *stincilla, which passed into Old French as estincele ‘spark’. From this was derived the adjective estincelé ‘sparkling’, which was applied particularly to fabric with metallic thread woven into it. English took this over as tinselle, originally an adjective but soon used as a noun. Its derogatory connotations of ‘gaudiness’ or ‘cheap glamour’ began to emerge in the 17th century.
=> scintillate, stencil

tinsel (n.)

mid-15c., "a kind of cloth made with interwoven gold or silver thread," from Middle French estincelle "spark, spangle" (see stencil (n.)). "In 14-15th c. Fr., the s of es- had long been mute" [OED]. Meaning "very thin sheets or strips of shiny metal" is recorded from 1590s. Figurative sense of "anything showy with little real worth" is from 1650s, suggested from at least 1590s. First recorded use of Tinseltown for "Hollywood" is from 1972.

1. The room was lavishly decorated with tinsel and holly.

部屋は大量の金属箔と冬青枝で装飾され、非常に贅沢である。

2.The careful design and the uncommon quality must push the brand Tinsel -ray a well-established road.

丹念なデザインと非凡な品質が「 Tinsel -ray」ブランドの道を長くしている！

3.Amid the tinsel and shine of her state walked Carrie，unhappy.

キャリーは栄華の中にいますが、幸せではありません。

4.She seemed so experienced and self-reliant in her tinsel helmet and military accoutrements.

彼女は金箔のヘルメットをかぶって、兵士の装備をしていて、経験が豊富そうで、自信満々だ。

5.It was decorated with glass balls, tinsel and candle topped it.

ガラス玉、リボン、キャンドルを上に置く。