Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8692
adorns
装饰；点缀
adorns is the third person singular of adorn.
decorate
常与 with 连用：adorn something with something
- 1.
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
使更美丽和吸引人；装饰
使美观；为…增色；赋予（权力或权威）；使更美丽和吸引人；装饰；装饰；使生色
In use
The hall was adorned with fresh flowers for the ceremony.
A simple gold necklace adorned her neck.
They adorn their home with colorful lights every winter.
adorn [noun] with [noun]
主动结构，表示用某物装饰某处。
She adorned the room with fresh flowers.
她用鲜花装饰了房间。
be adorned with [noun]
被动结构，强调被装饰的状态。
The hall was adorned with banners.
大厅装饰着旗帜。
adorn [somebody] with [noun]
用于赋予荣誉或权力，对应“furnish with power or authority”义项。
The queen adorned her knights with medals.
女王用勋章授予她的骑士们荣誉。
Verb forms
base adorn · third person adorns · -ing adorning · past adorned · past participle adorned
Common mistakes
She adorned with a beautiful necklace.She adorned herself with a beautiful necklace.
adorn是及物动词，必须带宾语。中文'她装饰了漂亮的项链'缺少宾语，英语需加上反身代词herself作宾语。
The adorn of the room is elegant.The adornment of the room is elegant.
adorn是动词，不能作名词。中文'装饰'一词可作动词也可作名词，但英语中名词形式应为adornment或decoration。
Connections
Collocations
- adorn with
- 用…装饰
- She adorned the room with fresh flowers.她用鲜花装饰了房间。
- adorn oneself
- 打扮自己
- She adorned herself in elegant jewelry.她用优雅的珠宝打扮自己。
- adorn the walls
- 装饰墙壁
- Paintings adorn the walls of the gallery.画作装饰着画廊的墙壁。
- adorn the streets
- 装点街道
- Festive lights adorn the streets during the holiday season.节日期间，彩灯装点着街道。
- adorn the page
- 点缀页面
- Beautiful illustrations adorn the pages of the book.精美的插图点缀着书页。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'adorn'中的'orn'与'ornament'（装饰）相似，意为装饰美化。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、formal speeches 通常多用于正式场合或文学作品，比较常见于描述装饰、美化或赋予权力。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words born, corn, horn, thorn, and worn rhyme with adorn (all share the vowel sound /ɔːrn/). Note that adore looks similar but ends in /dɔːr/ (no final /n/), so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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