Ornate
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 华美的; 充满装饰的
- ［英］ adj. 华美的 ( showy or flowery) ; 充满装饰的 ( heavily ornamented or adorned)
- ［记］ orn ( 装饰) +ate -> 装饰过的 -> 华美的
- ［同］ 同根词: ornamental ( 装饰的) ; suborn ( 贿赂)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English ornat, from Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order — more at order
- Date: 15th century
- 1. marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style
- 2. elaborately or excessively decorated <an ornate mantle>
- ? ornately adverb
- ? ornateness noun
