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ornament

noun
🔊/ˈɔːnəmənt/
🔊/ˈɔːrnəmənt/
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  1. [countable] (especially British English) an object that is used as decoration in a room, garden, etc. rather than for a particular purpose装饰品
    • a glass/silver ornament玻璃/银饰
    • (British English, North American English) Christmas tree ornaments圣诞树装饰品
    • There were a few china ornaments on the shelf above the fireplace.壁炉上方的架子上有几件瓷器装饰品。
    Topics Houses and homesc2
  2. [countable] (formal) an object that is worn as jewellery首饰；饰物
    • Archaeologists have uncovered necklaces, pendants and other personal ornaments from the third century.考古学家发现了3世纪的项链、垂饰和其他个人饰物。
  3. [uncountable] (formal) the use of objects, designs, etc. as decoration装饰；摆设；点缀
    • The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more.这架时钟纯属摆设，它再也不走了。🔊🔊
  4. ornament to something (formal) a person or thing whose good qualities improve something为…增添光彩的人（或事物）
    • The building is an ornament to the city.这座建筑物为整个城市增色不少。🔊🔊
  5. ornaments
     [plural] (music音乐) features that are added when playing individual notes to make them more beautiful or interesting装饰音
    • ornaments such as trills and mordents装饰品，如莳萝和树枝
    • Ornaments are a crucial part of the baroque style.装饰品是巴洛克风格的重要组成部分。
    6. Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.

ornament

verb
🔊/ˈɔːnəment/
🔊/ˈɔːrnəment/
 [usually passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ornament
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he / she / it ornaments
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past simple ornamented
🔊/ˈɔːnəmentɪd/
🔊/ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
past participle ornamented
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🔊/ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
-ing form ornamenting
🔊/ˈɔːnəmentɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɔːrnəmentɪŋ/
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  1. ornament something to add decoration to something装饰；点缀；美化 synonym decorate
    • a room richly ornamented with carving雕饰得富丽堂皇的屋子
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.