elaborateness
/ɪˈlæbərətnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈlæbərətnəs/ (ame, ipa)
elaborateness — 名詞
1. a rich amount of careful detail in how something is planned, arranged, or decora
繁複；講究
細節多且安排講究的狀態
a rich amount of careful detail in how something is planned, arranged, or decorated.
The elaborateness of Elena's wedding dress made it hard to pack safely.
Elena 婚紗的繁複設計讓人很難把它安全打包。
elaborateness of + clothing item
Museum visitors paused at the elaborateness of the carved stone ceiling.
博物館訪客看到那座雕花石製天花板的繁複細節，都停下了腳步。
The elaborateness of Shanti's lesson plan left no time for questions.
Shanti 課程計畫的繁複安排讓課堂沒有留下發問時間。
What worried Selim was the elaborateness of the security checks.
讓 Selim 擔心的是那些安全檢查的繁複程度。
Even from the street, the gate's elaborateness drew children to stare.
就連站在街上，孩子們也會被那扇大門的繁複裝飾吸引得停下來看。
- complexity
broader and often used for systems or ideas, not just visible detail.
- intricacy
emphasizes fine, closely worked details.
- ornateness
narrower and more focused on rich decoration.
- sophistication
can suggest refinement or advanced design, not simply many details.
- simplicity
the quality of having few parts or little decoration.
- plainness
especially used for an appearance without extra decoration.
- sparseness
emphasizes very little detail, furnishing, or structure.
文法句型
the elaborateness of a design
the elaborateness of a ceremony
the elaborateness of a plan
its elaborateness
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal writing with an of-phrase naming a design, ceremony, plan, or decoration. It often suggests admiration for detail, but in some contexts it hints that the detail feels excessive.