adorn

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vt. 装饰, 使生色

发音

US /əˈdɔɹn/
UK /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/

词形变化

adorned adornest adorneth adorning adorns 三单 adorns adorning 现在分词 adorned 过去式 adorned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    adornment

    废旧
v. B2
  1. 1.

    To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

    点缀

    修饰

    a man adorned with noble statuary and columns

    a character adorned with every Christian grace

    A gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters.

adj.
  1. 1.

    adorned; ornate

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

grace deck invest decorate ornament clothe embellish beautify

上位词 9

be change fit exist outfit alter modify equip fit out

下位词 10

hang stick dress flight color flag deck pipe colour panel

近义相关 1

ornament

相关短语

adorn oneself with borrowed plumes 用借来的衣服装点自己,狐假虎威,拉大旗作虎皮

词源

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.

来源：wiktionary