ornament
英 [ˈɔ:nəmənt] 美 [ˈɔrnəmənt]

n.

装饰；装饰物；[乐]装饰音；

v.

装饰；美化；

变形

复数：ornaments过去式：ornamented过去分词：ornamented现在分词：ornamenting第三人称单数：ornaments

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]装饰,点缀 decoration; adornment
2. [C]装饰品,点缀品 thing designed to add beauty to sth, but usual without practical use

v.(动词)

1. vt. 装饰,点缀,美化 add ornament to sth; decorate sth

英英释义

ornament[ 'ɔ:nəmənt, 'ɔ:nəment ]

• n.something used to beautify

  同义词：decorationornamentation

• v.
  • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

    同义词：decorateadorngraceembellishbeautify

  • be an ornament to

    "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• wear ornaments戴着饰物

形容词+～

• charming ornament逗人喜爱的装饰品
• mere ornament纯粹装点门面的人〔物〕

名词+～

• architecture ornaments建筑装饰
• church ornaments教堂的礼拜用品
• garden ornament点缀花园的物品
• ear ornament耳饰

介词+～

• as an ornament作为装饰品
• for mere ornament仅仅为了装饰
• be rich in ornament装饰华丽
• without ornaments不加修饰

～+介词

• ornament for the ear耳饰

同近义词辨析

decorate, ornament

这组词都有“装饰”的意思，其区别是：

decorate普通用词，指对人或物进行装饰，使之更加完美。

ornament指装饰以精美之物，使某处或某物增添美丽的或景色。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The palace was rich in ornament.
   宫廷装饰琳琅满目。
2. The clock is simply for ornament, it doesn't actually work.
   那时钟纯粹是为了装饰,其实不能走。
3. There is an ornament made of shells on the wall.
   墙上有一个贝壳做成的装饰品。
4. We bought some ornaments for the Christmas tree.
   我们买了一些装饰品来点缀圣诞树。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. I ornamented my room with flowers.
   我用鲜花装饰房间。
2. She ornament her dress with lace.
   她以花边装饰她的衣服。
3. They ornament the hall with oil paintings.
   他们用油画装点大厅。

权威例句

Lightening ornament with a mirror
Runaway ornament diversity caused by Fisherian sexual selection
ORNAMENT HAVING AN INTERNAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING ADAPTABLE TO VARIOUS LIGHTING EFFECTS
The Body and Face of Woman: One Ornament that Signals Quality?
Male sexual ornament size but not asymmetry reflects condition in stalk-eyed flies.
Condition dependence of sexual ornament size and variation in the stalk-eyed fly Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni (Diptera: Diopsidae).
Positive genetic correlation between female preference and preferred male ornament in sticklebacks
Experimental evidence for mutual inter- and intrasexual selection favouring a crested auklet ornament.
SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE MONOGAMOUS BARN SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA). I. DETERMINANTS OF TAIL ORNAMENT SIZE.
Condition-dependent variation in the blue-ultraviolet coloration of a structurally based plumage ornament