ornamentation

英 [ˌɔːnəmenˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌɔːrnəmenˈteɪʃn]

n.  装饰; 点缀

复数：ornamentations　

TOEFL

BNC.22833 / COCA.21335

牛津词典

noun

• 装饰；点缀
  the use of objects, designs, etc. to decorate sth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 装饰物；装饰图案；装饰；点缀
  Decorations and patterns can be referred to asornamentation.
  1. The chairs were comfortable, functional and free of ornamentation.
     这些椅子舒适实用，而且看上去不显花哨。

英英释义

noun

• the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  Synonym:embellishment
• something used to beautify
  Synonym:decorationornament
• the state of being ornamented

双语例句

• The ornamentation Vincent used to decorate his house at Christmas was very tasteful.
  圣诞节期间，文森特家里使用的装饰品非常有品味。
• The Repeated Beauty of Decorative Art, The Repeated Beauty of Original Pottery Ornamentation
  装饰艺术的重复之美&原始陶器纹饰的重复美
• She buys gold jewellery not only for ornamentation but also as an investment.
  她买金饰不仅是为了装饰，而且也是一种投资。
• A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening.
  外衣边上为了装饰或加固而另加的一层布。
• The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.
  有关设计，建造与装饰精美建筑的原则的学科。
• According to archaeological findings, 18 000-year-old artifacts such as bone sewing needles and stone beads and shells with holes bored in them attest to the existence of ornamentation and of sewing early in ancient Chinese civilization.
  根据考古学的发现，18000年前的文化遗迹中有诸如骨针和穿孔的石珠和贝壳，它们都证明了在中国古代文明很早的时候装饰和缝纫就已经存在了。
• An intricate, delicate, or fanciful ornamentation.
  复杂而精致奇特的装饰。
• The carved ornamentation on fan vaulting. ornate carvings in a church
  教堂中华丽的雕刻饰物
• Strident color or excessive ornamentation.
  颜色刺激而且过分装饰的美。
• Of or being an architectural style developed by the ancient Romans and characterized by the round arch as chief structural element, the vault, concrete masonry construction, and classical ornamentation.
  罗马式建筑的由古罗马人创建的建筑术，风格为以拱架结构为主要的建筑要素、拱顶、混泥土结构和古典装饰品。