【adorn】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

词源(Etymology)

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre, present active infinitive of adōrnō; 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.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈdɔɹn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/

• Audio (US)

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)n

动词(Verb)

adorn (third-person singular simple present adorns, present participle adorning, simple past and past participle adorned)

1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

   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

   • Bible, Isa. lxi. 10

     as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels

   • (Can we date this quote by Goldsmith and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

   • 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 38:

     Durable, water-resistant and easy to clean, tiles have adorned Persian mosques, Moorish palaces and the parlors of Dutch burgers.

同义词(Synonyms)

• beautify
• bedeck
• decorate
• deck
• grace
• ornament
• prettify
• See also Thesaurus:decorate

翻译(Translations)

名词(Noun)

adorn

1. (obsolete) adornment

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)

形容词(Adjective)

adorn

1. (obsolete) adorned; ornate

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变位词(Anagrams)

• Ardon, Daron, Doran, Drona, NORAD, Nardo, Ronda, and/or, andro, andro-, norad, radon, rando