【ornament】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 ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from ornāre, present active infinitive of I equip, adorn. The verb is derived from the noun.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹnəmənt/, enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt

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• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/, /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəˌmɛnt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹnəmənt/, /ˈɔɹnəˌmɛnt/, enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt, ôrʹnə-mĕnt'

名词(Noun)

ornament (countable and uncountable, plural ornaments)

1. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
   • 1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Aylmer’s Field”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co.,[…], OCLC 879237670, page 51:

     Dust are our frames; and, gilded dust, our pride / Looks only for a moment whole and sound; / Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments, / Which at a touch of light, an air of heaven, / Slipt into ashes and was found no more.

   • 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:

     I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.

   • 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, page 106:

     Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.

2. A Christmas tree decoration.
3. (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
4. (Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.
5. (biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)

衍生词(Derived terms)

• ornamental

关联词(Related terms)

• ornate
• ornamentation

翻译(Translations)

动词(Verb)

ornament (third-person singular simple present ornaments, present participle ornamenting, simple past and past participle ornamented)

1. To decorate.

   We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.

2. To add to.

   The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.

动词变化形式(Conjugation)

同义词(Synonyms)

• (decorate): adorn, bedeck, decorate, embellish, trim

翻译(Translations)

查看更多(Further reading)

• ornament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ornament in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

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Catalan

词源(Etymology)

From Latin ornamentum.

发音(Pronunciation)

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /oɾ.nəˈment/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ur.nəˈmen/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /oɾ.naˈment/

名词(Noun)

ornament m (plural ornaments)

1. ornament

衍生词(Derived terms)

• ornamental

查看更多(Further reading)

• “ornament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ornament” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “ornament” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ornament” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Norwegian Bokmål

词源(Etymology)

From Latin ornamentum

名词(Noun)

ornament n (definite singular ornamentet, indefinite plural ornament or ornamenter, definite plural ornamenta or ornamentene)

1. an ornament

衍生词(Derived terms)

• ornamentikk

来源参考(References)

• “ornament” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ornament” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

词源(Etymology)

From Latin ornamentum

名词(Noun)

ornament n (definite singular ornamentet, indefinite plural ornament, definite plural ornamenta)

1. an ornament

衍生词(Derived terms)

• ornamentikk

来源参考(References)

• “ornament” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.