ornaments
ornaments — 名詞
1. a small object kept on a shelf, table, or tree because it looks pretty, with no
擺飾；裝飾品
擺在架上或樹上的小型純裝飾物件
a small object kept on a shelf, table, or tree because it looks pretty, with no practical job to do
Yasmin lined up tiny glass ornaments along the kitchen windowsill.
Yasmin 把一個個迷你玻璃擺飾沿著廚房窗台排好。
ornaments + along [surface]: where you display them
Every December the children hang colourful ornaments on the Christmas tree.
每年十二月，孩子們都會把五顏六色的小裝飾品掛到聖誕樹上。
collocation: hang ornaments on the tree
The shelf above the fireplace was crowded with porcelain ornaments and old photographs.
壁爐上方的層板擺滿了瓷製擺飾和舊照片。
Aarav's grandmother left him a box of brass ornaments shaped like elephants.
Aarav 的奶奶留給他一盒做成大象造型的銅製擺飾。
Most of the ornaments in the gift shop cost less than five pounds.
禮品店裡大部分的擺飾都不到五英鎊。
- trinket
smaller and often cheaper than a typical ornament
- knick-knack
informal; suggests clutter of small ornaments
- figurine
specifically a small model of a person or animal
文法句型
a/the + ornament
ornament + on/in [surface]
用法筆記
Almost always countable and pictureable — points to a single object you could pick up. Distinguish from sense 2, which is an uncountable mass of decoration applied to a surface.
常見錯誤
2. carving, painting, or other extra detail put onto a building, dish, or piece of
雕飾；紋飾
雕、畫或加在器物表面的整體美化細節
carving, painting, or other extra detail put onto a building, dish, or piece of clothing to make it look richer or more beautiful
The cathedral doorway is covered in stone ornament carved by medieval craftsmen.
這座大教堂的門口布滿了中世紀工匠雕出的石雕裝飾。
uncountable: 'stone ornament', not 'stone ornaments'
Élise prefers plain wooden bowls without any painted ornament around the rim.
Élise 偏好簡單的木碗，邊緣不要任何彩繪紋飾。
ornament + around [edge]
Victorian houses often used iron ornament along the roof and balcony railings.
維多利亞時期的房屋常在屋頂和陽台欄杆上加上鐵製雕飾。
The dress was simple at the front, with heavy beaded ornament across the back.
那件洋裝的前襟簡單樸素，背後卻有大片厚實的珠繡裝飾。
- decoration
everyday word for any added beauty; ornament sounds more formal
- embellishment
stresses small added touches, often delicate
- adornment
formal; emphasises the act of making something beautiful
- plainness
absence of any added decorative detail
文法句型
ornament on/around [thing]
for ornament
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable mass noun, normally with a material word in front (stone / iron / beaded / gold ornament). Distinguish from sense 1, which counts individual objects you can hold.
常見錯誤
ornaments — 動詞
1. to attach pretty extra parts to something so that the whole piece looks fancier
裝飾；點綴
把美觀的細節加到物品上使其更華麗
to attach pretty extra parts to something so that the whole piece looks fancier or more impressive
Daichi ornamented the wedding cake with sugar roses and silver leaves.
Daichi 在婚禮蛋糕上點綴了糖花和銀色葉片。
ornament + with [decorative item]
The old prayer book is ornamented with tiny gold letters on every page.
這本古老的祈禱書每一頁都裝飾著細小的金色字母。
passive: be ornamented with [detail]
Local potters ornament their bowls with simple blue patterns of fish and waves.
當地陶藝師會在碗上裝飾簡單的藍色魚與波浪紋樣。
Manuela ornamented the front of the cabinet with carvings of forest animals.
Manuela 在櫥櫃正面雕上森林動物作為裝飾。
- strip
remove decoration rather than add it
文法句型
ornament [object]
ornament [object] with [decoration]
be ornamented with [decoration]
用法筆記
Frequently passive (be ornamented with…). The verb sounds formal or literary; in everyday speech, 'decorate' is far more common. Object is usually a crafted thing (cake, book, garment, building), not a person.