ornamental

C1 CET-4 FREQ #41582

n. 装饰物, 观赏植物 a. 装饰性的, 装饰的, 观赏用的

发音

UK /ˌɔː.nəˈmɛn.təl/
其它
US /ˌɔɹ.nəˈmɛn.təl/

词形变化

ornamentals 复数 ornamentals more ornamental 比较级 most ornamental 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ornamental plant.

    观赏植物

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

    装饰性的

    观赏性的

    观赏的

    Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

  2. 2.

    Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes.

    装饰性的

    观赏性的

    观赏的

    生物 动物学

    Those pine trees on the lawn are the fastest-growing ornamentals we could find.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

plant flora plantlife

下位词 1

flowering maple
形容词

同义词 2

cosmetic decorative

近义相关 1

nonfunctional

相关短语

ornamental hermit

词源

From ornament + -al.

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