ornament

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/    美 /ˈɔɹnəmənt/|/ˈɔɹdəmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns. countable,uncountable
    — Dust are our frames; and, gilded dust, our pride / Looks only for a moment whole and sound; / Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments, / Which at a touch of light, an air of heaven, / Slipt into ashes and was found no more.
  2. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.; Christmas ornament: a Christmas tree decoration. broadly,countable,uncountable
  3. A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line. countable,uncountable
  4. The articles used in church services. countable,in-plural,uncountable
  5. A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate) countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To decorate.
    — We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
  2. To add to.
    — The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.

词形变化

ornaments plural ornaments present,singular,third-person ornamenting participle,present ornamented participle,past ornamented past

词汇关系

衍生词
block ornament hood ornament neither use nor ornament ornamental ornamental hermit ornamentary ornamentist ornamentless tooth ornament ornamentor overornament reornament
相关词
ornate ornamentation adorn suborn

词源

词源 1
From Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from ornāre (“to equip, adorn”). The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
From Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from ornāre (“to equip, adorn”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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