ornament
ornament
noun
noun
- a thing used or serving to adorn something but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine
装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件）
■a quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honour to something
增添光彩的品质；争光者
the design would be a great ornament to the metropolis .
这一设计将会为大都市增添不少光彩。
■[mass noun]decoration added to embellish something, especially a building
（尤指建筑物）装饰
it served more for ornament than for protection.
与其说它有防护作用不如说它有装饰作用。
■(ornaments)(Music)embellishments and decorations made to a melody
(乐)装饰音
■(一般作 ornaments)(Christian Church)the accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels
(基督教)（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品，典礼用品
- [with obj.]adorn；beautify
装饰，点缀；美化
a jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat.
用来点缀你妻子漂亮脖子的珠宝。
- Middle 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
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