| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_decorations-or-a-decoration |
| 释义 | decorations or a decorationThese are words for things that are added to something or put somewhere to make it look more attractive. One of the most common words for this, and the word with the broadest use, is decoration. It is usually used in the plural and refers to a group of things used to make a room, house, or place more attractive. It often refers to things that that you put up in your house on special occasions, such as holidays. It's time to put away the Christmas decorations. Ornamentation is a formal word for decoration and is always uncountable. The artifacts included a gold bracelet with beaded ornamentation. An adornment is often used to describe something such as piece of jewellery that is on your body to make yourself look beautiful. Adornment is used mostly in writing. She wore no adornments except for a small watch. Body adornment such as tattooing and piercing is an important part of my culture. An embellishment is a small detail added to make someone or something more beautiful or interesting. The building is plain, avoiding all unnecessary embellishments. Hair bows are this season's must-have embellishment. A trimming is a piece of decorative material added around the edge of something such as furniture. This can also be called trim. Trimming is used more in UK English. The word trim is used more often in US English. I want a plain black cardigan with no trimmings. I like that tan sofa with the bright blue trim. An ornament is a decorative object that is placed somewhere for people to look at and is more beautiful than useful. In US English ornament is used more specifically for small decorative things such as baubles and bows which are hung on a Christmas tree. Her shelves are crammed with little ornaments she's collected on her travels. Can you get the Christmas ornaments out of the cellar? Knick-knacks are small decorative objects that are found in a house. In informal US English, these objects are also called tchotchkes. Tchotchke is often used when the small objects are not very valuable. The room was filled with knick-knacks. USI love collecting those little promotional tchotchkes you get at conferences. Related articlesto decorate a room, house, etc. |
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