Word · Frequency #19271
embellishments
装饰；润色；修饰
embellishments is the plural of embellishment.
核心释义
elaboration of an interpretation by adding decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- 1.
装饰的行为。
An act of embellishing.
- 2.
通过使用装饰性(有时是虚构的)细节来阐述解释
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- 3.
装饰性添加物
An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.
- 4.
多余的装饰
a superfluous ornament
- 5.
添加外部装饰的行为
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
装饰的行为。；通过使用装饰性(有时是虚构的)细节来阐述解释；装饰性添加物；多余的装饰；添加外部装饰的行为
用法In use
The historian found many embellishments in the old biography, so she checked the original documents.
用法提示：embellishments 是复数名词，指为增添效果而加入的虚构或装饰性细节。
The clean furniture design shows that embellishment is not always necessary.
用法提示：embellishment 作不可数名词，表示装饰、修饰这一行为或状态。
Her embellishment of the facts made the story more dramatic.
用法提示：embellishment 与 of 连用，指对事实的添枝加叶，突出其修饰行为。
the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
an embellishment (on/to sth)
embellishment 常与介词 on 或 to 连用，表示对某事物的修饰。
The story is true, with only a few embellishments.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- architectural embellishment
- 建筑装饰
- The old theatre is known for its architectural embellishments.这家老剧院以其建筑装饰而闻名。
- musical embellishment
- 音乐装饰
- The composer used delicate musical embellishments in the slow movement.作曲家在慢乐章中运用了精巧的音乐装饰。
- fanciful embellishment
- 虚构的润色
- Her account of the trip includes a few fanciful embellishments.她对这次旅行的叙述包含一些虚构的润色。
- embellishment of the truth
- 对事实的添枝加叶
- His explanation was an embellishment of the truth.他的解释是对事实的添枝加叶。
- unnecessary embellishment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
em+bell+ishment：给叙述挂上铃铛(bell)，叮当作响的装饰细节。联想“额外添饰”，让解释更花哨。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、art and design、literary criticism 该词多用于较正式的书面或专业语境，如艺术评论、文学分析或正式写作中，指“装饰、润色或添枝加叶”；日常口语中通常更常说 decoration 或 exaggeration。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These -ishment words are useful spelling lookalikes, but none rhymes with embellishment /ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/: their stressed vowels differ (e.g., punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, accomplishment /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənt/, establishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/, astonishment /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/, banishment /ˈbænɪʃmənt/, nourishment /ˈnɜːrɪʃmənt/). A true rhyme would need the stressed sequence /ɛlɪʃmənt/.
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