ornate是什么意思,ornate怎么用

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📰 外刊例句

In a corner of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, beside a 500-year-old chantry, is an ornate bronze plaque inscribed in English and Amharic. 在温莎城堡的圣乔治教堂的一角,一座有着500年历史的礼拜堂旁边,有一块用英语和阿姆哈拉语刻写的华丽青铜牌匾。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[adjective] elaborately or highly decorated
[形容词] 精心或高级装饰的


💡 深入解读

Ornate 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)推送过的fascinate

innate

contaminate

stagnate

assassinate

eliminate

culminate

inordinate等词有着相同结尾的单词,可以一并联想记忆。从词源上来看,该词源自拉丁语ornare(装饰、装备)的过去分词ornatus(装饰的、装扮的、装潢的;装备的、配备的、备有的),15世纪进入英语后则是用来表示“华美的、富丽的、豪华的”,常用来形容任何经过大量、精心、高级或过度装饰过的东西,通常涉及非常细节或复杂的图案或形状设计

装饰华丽的铁艺楼梯

an ornate iron staircase

The gold frame is much too ornate for that simple picture.对那幅简单的图画用金框是装饰过于华丽了。

clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous从这个概念出发, ornate 还常用来形容诗歌、散文、文体等“词藻华丽的”,即以精心的修辞和华丽的文风为特点的,常使用不寻常的词语和复杂的结构。比如:简单明了而非华丽浮夸


📚 名著用例

His grace, tact , and ornate appearance gave the place an air which was most essential, while at the same time his long experience made him a most excellent judge of its stock necessities. 他的翩翩风度、圆活态度和华丽外表给了这个地方一种高雅气氛,这一点对酒店的成功是至关重要的。他有长期的工作经验,在决定购货储备上很精明。

— 出自《美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛(Theodore Dreiser)创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》( Sister Carrie )。参见: 名著下载 | 嘉莉妹妹(Sister Carrie)》


🔍 同近义词

  • elaborate: involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning
  • fancy: sophisticated or expensive in a way that is intended to impress
  • florid: excessively intricate or elaborate
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