Elaborate



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Elaborate Facade

• adj. 精致的, 复杂的
• ［英］ adj. 精致的, 复杂的 ( fullness of detail or ornateness; exquisite)
• ［类］ 反义词: abstract ( 抽象的, 摘要的)
• ［记］ e+labor ( 劳动) +ate -> ( 努力) 劳动出来的 -> 精致的
• v. 详尽地说明, 阐明
• ［英］ v. 详尽地说明, 阐明 ( to describe in detail; elucidate)
• ［记］ e+labor ( 劳动) +ate -> ( 努力) 劳动出来的 -> 精致的

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work — more at laboratory
• Date: 1592
• 1. planned or carried out with great care <took elaborate precautions>
• 2. marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness <elaborate prose>
• ? elaborately adverb
• ? elaborateness noun

II. verb (-rated; -rating)

• Date: 1611
• transitive verb
  • 1. to produce by labor
  • 2. to build up (as complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients
  • 3. to work out in detail ; develop <elaborate a theory>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become elaborate
  • 2. to expand something in detail <would you care to elaborate on that statement>
• ? elaboration noun
• ? elaborative adjective

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