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embellishment n.装饰；润色；修饰 (1) 佛罗伦萨充满了带有一点点装饰的公共建筑。 Anything can have an embellishment, not just a cupcake; a building can have an unnecessary decorative element, and so can an explanation or a story. There is often a sense of deception implied by the word: it may be a harmless swirl of white chocolate but it can also be a detail designed to fool someone. Real estate agents are experts at adding embellishments to their descriptions of properties that may not be entirely true. Watch out for embellishments.

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英 [ɪm'belɪʃmənt] 美 [ɪm'belɪʃmənt] (1) Florence is full of public buildings with little bits of embellishment. Does your cupcake have chocolate icing on top, plus chocolate sprinkles AND a swirl of white chocolate? If so, that swirl of white chocolate is considered an embellishment — an unnecessary decorative detail designed purely to attract you. Also, can we have a bite? 1[N-VAR 可变名词]装饰；修饰 An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. ...Renaissance embellishments.文艺复兴时期的装饰...public buildings with little bits of decoration and embellishment.没有太多装潢的公共建筑

英语单词	embellishment
英美音标	英 [ɪm'belɪʃmənt] 美 [ɪm'belɪʃmənt]
中文释义	n.装饰；润色；修饰
英语例句	(1) Florence is full of public buildings with little bits of embellishment.
中文例句	(1) 佛罗伦萨充满了带有一点点装饰的公共建筑。
vocabulary简明	Does your cupcake have chocolate icing on top, plus chocolate sprinkles AND a swirl of white chocolate? If so, that swirl of white chocolate is considered an embellishment — an unnecessary decorative detail designed purely to attract you. Also, can we have a bite?
vocabulary扩展	Anything can have an embellishment, not just a cupcake; a building can have an unnecessary decorative element, and so can an explanation or a story. There is often a sense of deception implied by the word: it may be a harmless swirl of white chocolate but it can also be a detail designed to fool someone. Real estate agents are experts at adding embellishments to their descriptions of properties that may not be entirely true. Watch out for embellishments.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]装饰；修饰 An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. ...Renaissance embellishments. 文艺复兴时期的装饰 ...public buildings with little bits of decoration and embellishment. 没有太多装潢的公共建筑

Embellishment Chocolate Swirl White Buildings Bits Unnecessary Decorative