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embellishment

embellishment

[英] [imˈbeliʃmənt] [美] [ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-VAR 装饰;修饰 An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. 
  • ...Renaissance embellishments.

    文艺复兴时期的装饰

  • ...public buildings with little bits of decoration and embellishment.

    没有太多装潢的公共建筑

Noun

1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail;

  • "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"

2. a superfluous ornament

3. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something