ornamented
ornamented — 形容詞
- ornamentedpositive
- more ornamentedcomparative
- most ornamentedsuperlative
1. covered or fitted with extra small details, patterns, or designs added to make s
裝飾的
加上花樣或圖案以增添美感的
covered or fitted with extra small details, patterns, or designs added to make something look more beautiful rather than to make it work better.
The heavily ornamented ceiling of the old church was painted with gold stars and flowers.
那座老教堂裝飾繁複的天花板上，畫滿了金色的星星和花朵。
attributive: heavily ornamented + noun
Quinn bought an ornamented silver box to keep her mother's letters in.
Quinn 買了一個有裝飾的銀盒，用來收藏母親的信。
attributive use describing a personal object
The wedding cake was ornamented with tiny sugar roses and edible gold leaf.
結婚蛋糕上裝飾著小小的糖玫瑰和可食用的金箔。
Nadia chose a simple wooden chair instead of the carved and ornamented one beside it.
Nadia 選了一張樸素的木椅，沒有挑旁邊那張雕花裝飾的。
Daichi's grandfather wore an ornamented sword on his belt during the festival.
Daichi 的祖父在祭典時，腰間配著一把裝飾華麗的刀。
- decorated
more general; covers any added beauty, including paint, lights, or flags
- embellished
slightly more formal; suggests added detail to something already finished
- adorned
literary; often used of bodies, walls, or ceremonial objects
文法句型
ornamented + noun
ornamented with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently passive with 'with' naming the decoration ('ornamented with carvings'). Often modified by intensifiers like 'heavily', 'richly', or 'elaborately' to signal how much decoration is present.
常見錯誤
2. using many decorative words, phrases, or musical notes in a way that draws atten
華麗綴飾
風格上多用修飾、刻意講究的
using many decorative words, phrases, or musical notes in a way that draws attention to the style itself.
Victorian novelists often wrote in an ornamented style full of long, flowing sentences.
維多利亞時代的小說家常以華麗繁複的風格寫作，句子又長又綿延。
attributive with abstract noun: ornamented style
Sophia's report was clear, while her brother's was ornamented and hard to follow.
Sophia 的報告很清楚，但她弟弟的卻文藻華麗，難以理解。
predicative contrast with 'clear'
The opera singer added an ornamented ending to the song that the audience loved.
那位歌劇演唱者為歌曲加上華麗綴飾的結尾，觀眾非常喜愛。
Karim found the speech too ornamented and wished the speaker had been more direct.
Karim 覺得那場演講過於辭藻華麗，希望講者能講得更直接一些。
文法句型
ornamented + style/prose/language
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (DECORATED): sense 2 describes language, writing, or music, not physical objects. Often carries a mildly negative tone, suggesting the style gets in the way of the message.
ornamented — 動詞
- ornamentedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ornamenteds3rd person singular
- ornamenteding-ing form
- ornamentededpast simple
1. to put small extra parts, patterns, or designs onto something to make it look mo
裝飾
在物品上加上小細節以增美觀
to put small extra parts, patterns, or designs onto something to make it look more attractive (past tense and past participle form of 'ornament').
Élise ornamented her diary cover with pressed flowers from her garden.
Élise 用花園裡壓乾的花朵裝飾她的日記本封面。
active past tense: subject + ornamented + object + with
The craftsmen ornamented the temple doors with carvings of dragons and clouds.
工匠們在廟宇的門上刻上龍與雲紋作為裝飾。
plural subject + active past tense
Lucía ornamented the children's birthday cake with bright candles and tiny flags.
Lucía 用鮮豔的蠟燭和小旗子裝飾孩子們的生日蛋糕。
Felipe carefully ornamented the wooden box he was giving his grandmother as a gift.
Felipe 仔細地裝飾要送給祖母當禮物的木盒。
The artist ornamented the page borders with thin gold lines before writing the title.
藝術家在寫上標題前，用細細的金線裝飾了頁面的邊框。
- strip
remove all decoration or covering from a surface
文法句型
ornament + something
ornament + something + with + something
用法筆記
Most often appears as the past participle (passive: 'was ornamented with…') or as an attributive adjective ('an ornamented bowl'). The bare infinitive 'ornament' is less common in spoken English than 'decorate'.