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Adornment Person Thing Process 英 ə'Dɔːnmənt] 美 ə'Dɔːnmənt N.装饰;装饰品

英语单词 adornment
英美音标 英 [ə'dɔːnmənt] 美 [ə'dɔːnmənt]
中文释义 n.装饰;装饰品
英语例句 (1) Adornment balcony should notice safety above all.
(2) You may see the cross worn as an adornment.
(3) Bead shellfish is nostalgic the adornment that feels with extremely rich history.
中文例句 (1) 装饰阳台首先要注重安全。
(2) 你会看见人戴着十字架作为装饰品。
(3) 珠贝是怀旧和极富历史感的装饰品。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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."
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。

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[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。

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