embellisher
embellisher — 名詞
1. someone who adds decorative or exaggerated details to an object, story, or accou
修飾者
添加細節或誇大故事內容的人
someone who adds decorative or exaggerated details to an object, story, or account to make it more attractive or interesting
Nikhil is a skilled embellisher of furniture, carving roses and vines into plain cabinet doors.
Nikhil 是位技藝精湛的家具修飾者,在樸素的櫥櫃門上雕刻玫瑰與藤蔓圖案。
embellisher of [object]: physical decoration pattern
Folake worked as an embellisher in Lagos, hand-sewing beads onto bridal gowns.
Folake 在拉哥斯擔任婚紗修飾師,親手將珠子縫上新娘禮服。
worked as an embellisher: job title usage
Paul, an incorrigible embellisher, turned a missed bus into a kidnapping drama.
Paul 是個無可救藥的修飾者,把錯過公車說成一場綁架驚魂記。
The manuscript's anonymous embellisher added illuminated letters and gold leaf to every chapter heading.
那份手稿的匿名修飾者為每個章節標題添加了燙金字母與金箔。
Gabriel called himself a CV embellisher, though his employer saw it as outright fraud.
Gabriel 自稱是履歷修飾師,但他的僱主認為那根本是詐欺。
- decorator
more common and specifically refers to visual or physical adornment
- embroiderer
shares the double meaning — literal needlework and metaphorical story exaggeration
- exaggerator
only covers the narrative sense; no physical-decoration meaning
- minimalist
favours simplicity and avoids decorative additions
- purist
insists on the plain, unadorned version of something
用法筆記
Rarer than the verb 'embellish'; often carries a disapproving tone when referring to someone who exaggerates stories or falsifies records.