Adorn



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Adorn

• v. 装饰
• ［英］ v. 装饰 ( decorate, embellish, beautify)
• ［记］ ad+orn ( 装饰) ;
• ［同］ 派生词: adornment ( n.装饰, 装饰品) 同根词: suborn ( 贿赂) , ornate ( 华丽的)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adornare, from ad- + ornare to furnish — more at ornate
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
• 2. to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments people of fashion who adorned the Court
• Synonyms:
  • adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself a diamond necklace adorned her neck. decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design decorate a birthday cake. ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters, embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament embellish a page with floral borders. beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness will beautify the grounds with flower beds. deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness a house all decked out for Christmas. garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food an entrée garnished with parsley.

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