3325英語網 單詞
adorn的意思
adorn
英 [?'d??n]
美 [?'d?rn]
- vt. 裝飾；使生色
- n. (Adorn)人名；(泰)阿隆
中文詞源
adorn 修飾
前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根orn,裝飾，見ornament, 裝飾物，詞源同詞根ord, 安排，見order.
英文詞源
- adorn
- adorn: see ornament
- adorn (v.)
- late 14c., "to decorate, embellish," also "be an ornament to," from Old French aorner "to order, arrange, dispose, equip; adorn," from Latin adornare "equip, provide, embellish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ornare "prepare, furnish, adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). The -d- was reinserted by French scribes 14c., in English from late 15c. Related: Adorned; adorning.
雙語例句
- 1. His water-colour designs adorn a wide range of books.
- 他的水彩設計使許多圖書大為生色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Indigo tattoos adorn her forehead.
- 她的前額紋著靛青色的刺青。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls.
- 幾幅恢宏的油畫裝點著墻面。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She loved to adorn herself with finery.
- 她喜歡穿戴華麗的服飾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. These qualities adorn the character of Portia , and these go to accomplish a perfect woman.
- 這些品質使得鮑西婭的性格更加光彩照人, 也使得一個高尚的女性形象更加完美.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》