Word · Frequency #7644
ornament
装饰品；装饰
A decorative object or detail; something used to beautify a place or thing.
- 1.
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
装饰元素；用于美化或装饰的东西。
- 2.
something used to beautify
用于美化的东西
- 3.
A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.
音乐中的装饰音,不影响整体旋律或和声,但用于装饰。
- 4.
The articles used in church services.
用于教堂仪式的物品。
- 5.
A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
具有装饰功能的特征(通常用于吸引配偶)。
装饰音；花音；求偶炫耀特征；装饰性特征；礼拜用品；圣礼用品；装饰元素；用于美化或装饰的东西。；用于美化的东西
In use
She placed a beautiful ornament on the Christmas tree.
The room was filled with ornaments from various cultures.
This elegant vase is purely an ornament; it has no practical use.
[subject] is an ornament to [place]
介词to表示对某处的装饰。
The vase is an ornament to the living room.
这个花瓶是客厅的一件装饰品。
use [something] as an ornament
She uses seashells as ornaments on the shelf.
她把贝壳用作架子上的装饰品。
decorate [something] with ornaments
ornament常用复数表示多种装饰品。
Connections
Collocations
- Christmas ornament
- 圣诞装饰品
- She hung a shiny red Christmas ornament on the tree.她在树上挂了一个闪亮的红色圣诞装饰品。
- garden ornament
- 花园装饰物
- The garden ornament is a small stone statue of a bird.那个花园装饰物是一个小鸟的小石像。
- glass ornament
- 玻璃饰品
- Be careful with that glass ornament; it's fragile.小心那个玻璃饰品，它很容易碎。
- decorative ornament
- 装饰性饰品
- The shelf was lined with decorative ornaments of various shapes.架子上摆满了各种形状的装饰性饰品。
Idioms & figurative uses
- an ornament to
- 为...增光的人或物She is an ornament to her profession.她是她职业的荣耀。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
装饰品，想象圣诞树上挂满装饰。
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，常见于家居装饰、节日装饰（如圣诞树装饰）和珠宝设计。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common spelling ending '-ment', but their pronunciations differ: 'ornament' has /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/, while these words have varying stressed vowels (e.g., /moʊ/, /dɑː/, /ɑːr/, /ɪn/, /ɪ/, /steɪ/). None rhyme exactly with 'ornament'.
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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