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Decorate V Indulge 装饰 Dɛkə`Ret V.装饰某事物 英 装饰某事物(Make

单词 decorate
音标 ['dɛkə`ret]
解释 v.装饰某事物
红宝书 【英】 v. 装饰某事物(make sth more beautiful by adding ornaments to it)
【考】 abstemious : indulge / austere : decorate(节制的[人]不放纵/ 朴素的[人]装饰)
【例】 Bright posters decorate the streets.
字源 decorate (v.)
early 15c., from Latin decoratus, past participle of decorare "to decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify," from decus (genitive decoris) "an ornament," from PIE root *dek- "to receive, be suitable" (see decent). Related: Decorated; decorating.
不择手段背单词 v. 装饰 = embellish
【类】abstemious: indulge = austere: decorate节制的人不放纵 = 朴素的人不装饰
趣味全助记 【记】de + carat 克拉,金子或钻石单位,用金或钻石装饰;de + color + ate; 用颜色装饰;音:待客人→需要装饰家
【相关】adorn, ornament 装饰

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