单词 | decorate |
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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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