ornate
ornate 英 [ɔ:ˈneɪt] 美 [ɔrˈneɪt]
adj. 华丽的;装饰的;(文体)绚丽的
- If something is ornate — whether it's a ball gown, a set of dishes, or a poem — it seems to be covered in ornaments. It's lavish, flowery, or heavily adorned.
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- adj. 华丽的;装饰的;(文体)绚丽的
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1. It was famous for its ornate fountain and its attractive forum.
它因为它那华丽的喷泉和吸引人的论坛而著名。
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2. These ornate masquerades and charades that are part of his complexity reveal something about his identity.
这些华丽的化装舞会和猜谜游戏,揭露了他复杂个性中的一部分
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3. Wander through the British Museum and you see the ornate table decorations that bear witness to the central place of feasting in courts of all cultures.
漫步穿过大英博物馆,你会看到华丽的餐桌装饰,在基于各种文化的建筑之中,见证着这一盛宴的中心地带。
- ornate (adj.) early 15c., from Latin ornatus "fitted out, furnished, supplied; adorned, decorated, embellished," past participle of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "row, rank, series, arrangement" (see order (n.)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately; ornateness.
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