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adornment n.装饰,装饰品 Tinsel draped on a Christmas tree is an adornment, and so are the fuzzy dice hanging on your car's rear view mirror. Lipstick is an adornment, and so is a polka dotted bow tie, since they both dress a person up a little bit. Another way to use adornment is to mean the act or process of decorating: "The adornment of the high school gym had transformed it into a winter wonderland." The Latin root is adornare, "equip or embellish." ☆☆☆☆☆ 2016.1

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[ə'dɔ:nmənt] An adornment is some ornament or accent that makes a person or thing look more attractive. You might check out your hair in the mirror before a party and decide it needs an adornment — a hat or a glittery barrette. The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]装饰物 An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful. It was a building without any adornment or decoration.这是一幢没有任何装潢或粉饰的大楼。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]装饰；装扮 Adornment is the process of making something more beautiful by adding something to it. Cosmetics are used for adornment.化妆品是用来打扮的。

英语单词	adornment
英美音标	[ə'dɔ:nmənt]
中文释义	n.装饰,装饰品
vocab简明	An adornment is some ornament or accent that makes a person or thing look more attractive. You might check out your hair in the mirror before a party and decide it needs an adornment — a hat or a glittery barrette.
vocab扩展	Tinsel draped on a Christmas tree is an adornment, and so are the fuzzy dice hanging on your car's rear view mirror. Lipstick is an adornment, and so is a polka dotted bow tie, since they both dress a person up a little bit. Another way to use adornment is to mean the act or process of decorating: "The adornment of the high school gym had transformed it into a winter wonderland." The Latin root is adornare, "equip or embellish."
真题原句	The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]装饰物 An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful. It was a building without any adornment or decoration. 这是一幢没有任何装潢或粉饰的大楼。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]装饰；装扮 Adornment is the process of making something more beautiful by adding something to it. Cosmetics are used for adornment. 化妆品是用来打扮的。
来源	2016.1

Adornment Person Thing Process ə'Dɔ:Nmənt N.装饰,装饰品 Ornament Accent