But it does demonstrate that the domes were serious weapons , not mere fripperies of fashion .

不过这确实证明了高隆的头骨是很厉害的武器，而不仅仅是时髦的矫饰品。

Mr oca a points to the 30 % of regional spending on other fripperies .

卡洛斯表明30%的费用花在了毫无用处的地方。

Some suggest that in straitened times such touchy-feely , tree-hugging notions are expensive fripperies .

有些人表示，在经济艰难时期，这种滥情的，环保主义的主张是代价不菲的哗众取宠。

And as bryan caplan , of george mason university , points out , many trinkets and fripperies themselves provide a stream of experiences .

且如乔治梅森大学的布莱恩卡普兰（bryancaplan）指出的那样，很多小玩意和无用东西本身就提供了很多经验。

But the campaign has in effect been running for months : regardless of the official fripperies , britain 's political parties have been in election mode since christmas at least .

但实际上选战已于数月前开始：若不计官方浮夸虚饰的表态，英国各政党至少从去年圣诞节起即进入选举状态。