adorn

/əˈdɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdɔːrn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈdȯrn/ (ame, mw)

adorn — verb

  • adornpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • adornshe / she / it
  • adornedpast simple
  • adorning-ing form

1. to put attractive items on someone or something so that they look more beautiful

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to put attractive items on someone or something so that they look more beautiful or special

例句

Kehinde adorned the entrance with strings of tiny gold lights.

adorn + place + with + decorative objects

Grandmother adorned Saanvi's hair with fresh jasmine flowers for the festival.

同義詞
  • decorate

    more everyday and less formal; used for rooms, cakes, and ordinary settings

  • embellish

    emphasises adding detail for effect; also used for exaggerating stories

  • ornament

    suggests more elaborate or formal decoration, often with small detailed items

  • beautify

    broader term for making something attractive, not limited to adding objects

反義詞
  • disfigure

    to spoil or damage the appearance of someone or something

  • deface

    to damage the surface or appearance, especially of property

文法句型

adorn + something + with + something

用法筆記

Often used in the passive or participial form ('adorned with') to describe how something looks. Common in descriptive writing and formal contexts rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌She adorned.
✅She adorned the room with flowers.
💡'adorn' is always transitive; it needs an object (the person or thing being made beautiful).