Word · Frequency #11586
embroidery
粉饰；渲染；添油加醋
核心释义
此处指给叙述添加细节、加以渲染，而非刺绣工艺。
embroidery
- 1.
用针将线或纱线缝制在织物或其他材料上进行装饰的艺术
The art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn.
- 2.
添枝加叶的解释
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- 3.
用针线装饰织物
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
- 4.
刺绣
decorative needlework
- 5.
一块刺绣的织物
A piece of embroidered fabric.
- 6.
对叙述等进行细节上的夸张,尤其是虚构的
The elaboration of an account, etc. with details, especially when fictitious.
用针将线或纱线缝制在织物或其他材料上进行装饰的艺术；添枝加叶的解释；用针线装饰织物；刺绣；一块刺绣的织物
用法In use
When Granddad tells the story of how he caught the fish, he adds a little embroidery to make it more exciting.
用法提示：embroidery 为名词，此处指为叙述添加夸张或虚构的细节。
She didn't lie, but there was obvious embroidery in her description of the party.
用法提示：embroidery 为不可数名词，表示对描述的美化加工。
I like his reports because they are direct and free from embroidery.
用法提示：embroidery 为名词，指叙述中多余的夸张或虚构细节。
do embroidery
表示进行刺绣活动，embroidery为不可数名词。
She enjoys doing embroidery in her free time.
她喜欢在空闲时间做刺绣。
embroidery on [fabric/clothing]
表示绣在某种材料上的刺绣图案。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- embroidery hoop
- 绣花箍；刺绣绷子
- She stretched the fabric tightly in an embroidery hoop before starting.开始之前，她把布料紧紧绷在绣花箍上。
- embroidery thread
- 刺绣线
- Choose an embroidery thread that matches the color of the fabric.选择一种与布料颜色相配的刺绣线。
- embroidery pattern
- 刺绣图案；绣花样
- The book includes an embroidery pattern for a floral border.这本书里有一个花边刺绣图案。
- hand embroidery
- 手工刺绣
- Hand embroidery takes patience but produces beautiful results.手工刺绣需要耐心，但成品很漂亮。
- intricate embroidery
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把针线在白布上‘绣’出花纹的样子记住：embroidery 是刺绣；给故事‘绣’上细节就是添枝加叶。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：手工艺教程、博物馆展品说明、服装设计讨论 该词为中性常用词，多用于手工艺、服装设计及文化介绍等一般或正式场合，口语中也较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words avoid, choice, noise, voice, and toil share embroidery's stressed vowel /ɔɪ/, but they do not rhyme with the full word because embroidery ends with /dɚi/. Brooch is a spelling lookalike: it begins with bro- but has a different vowel sound (/oʊ/), so it is not a rhyme.
用法优先级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。
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