| 单词 | embellish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [im'beliʃ] |
| 解释 | v.装饰，润饰 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 装饰，润饰(to make beautiful with ornamentation; decorate) 【考】 embellish : austere / adulterate : pure(装饰不朴素/掺假不 纯洁)epitomize : brevity / embellish : ornamentation(概括特点是简短/装 饰特点是装饰) 【记】 em+bell(美)+ish→使 …美→装饰 【同】 同根词：belle(美女) 【例】 to embellish a shirt collar with lace. to embellish a tale to sound more exciting |
| 字源 | embellish (v.) mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from em- (see en- (1)) + bel "beautiful," from Latin bellus "handsome, pretty, fine" (see bene-). Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c. Related: Embellished; embellishing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 装饰; 添加细节 = decorate 【记】belle(n 美女)读: 贝勒(清代贵族的世袭封爵)身边美女如云bellish读: 白理石－大理石的一种用来装饰 【类】embellish: austere = adulterate: pure装饰不朴素 = 掺假不纯洁epitomize: brevity = embellish: ornamentation概括特点是简短 = 装饰特点是装饰 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】belle 美女，源自于beau，beauty 【相关】belle 美女，音：白丽→白皙美丽，白领丽人；belly 总是故意露着一段肚皮的美女 |
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