ornateness
ornateness — 名詞
1. the quality of being heavily and elaborately decorated, often with many small ca
華麗;繁複
裝飾繁多而精細的特質
the quality of being heavily and elaborately decorated, often with many small carved, painted, or sculpted details — as seen in baroque churches, gilded picture frames, or highly flowery writing.
Tourists in Lisbon often admire the ornateness of the carved ceilings inside Jerónimos Monastery.
到里斯本旅遊的人,常會欣賞熱羅尼莫斯修道院內部雕花天花板的華麗。
pattern: the ornateness of [noun] for describing decorated objects or buildings
Aarav chose a plain wooden frame, since the ornateness of the gold one clashed with his bare living room.
Aarav 選了簡單的木製相框,因為金色相框的繁複與他空蕩的客廳格格不入。
Critics complained about the ornateness of the prose, with its long sentences and old-fashioned vocabulary.
評論家批評那段文字過於華麗,句子又長、用字又老派。
The ornateness of Salma's pearl-covered wedding dress drew gasps from every guest at the church.
Salma 那件綴滿珍珠的婚紗,其華麗讓教堂裡的每位賓客驚嘆不已。
Modern designers tend to avoid ornateness, preferring clean lines and bare surfaces.
現代設計師傾向避開繁複,偏好俐落線條與素淨表面。
- elaborateness
more about complex structure or detail than visual richness
- decorativeness
lighter and more neutral; doesn't suggest 'too much'
- fanciness
informal everyday equivalent
- plainness
the everyday opposite — no decoration
- simplicity
broader; can mean 'easy' as well as 'undecorated'
文法句型
the ornateness of [noun]
用法筆記
Uncountable in nearly all uses; rarely takes a plural. Subject is typically a building, an object of craft, or a piece of writing rather than a person.