单词 | over-ornamentation |
释义 | > as lemmasover-ornamentation over-ornamentation n. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(r)ɔːnəmɛnˈteɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˌɔrnəˌmɛnˈteɪʃən/ ΚΠ 1865 E. H. Plumptre in tr. Sophocles Trag. (1867) Pref. p. xi To present a temptation, very difficult to guard against, to expansion and over-ornamentation for the sake of it. 1992 A. Gray Poor Things (1993) 275 I hate such structures. Their useless over-ornamentation was paid for out of needlessly high profits. < as lemmas |
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