| 单词 | ornamental |
| 释义 | ornamental (once / 1057 pages) adjn If something is ornamental, it's a decoration. The red feather in your cap is most definitely ornamental; it serves no purpose other than providing a splash of color. Ornamental things are, by definition, just for show — they're not actually useful. So an ornamental pond in your yard might be pretty, but you can't fish or swim in it, and an ornamental telephone booth in your friend's living room doesn't really work. Likewise, ornamental plants or gardens are full of beautiful flowers and foliage, but nothing in them is edible. WORD FAMILYornamental: ornamentalism, ornamentally, ornamentals+/ornament: ornamental, ornamentation, ornamented, ornamenting, ornaments/ornamentalism: ornamentalist/ornamentalist: ornamentalists/ornamentation: ornamentations/ornamented: unornamented USAGE EXAMPLESThe area was ringed with ornamental poles, not concrete barriers. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) “A lot of people in D.C. think that music is ornamental,” Gray says. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Cherubs and ornamental flowers adorn the ceiling; set amid the swirling plaster are colourful vistas of desert islands fringed with palm trees. The Guardian(Dec 05, 2016) 1adj serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose Syn cosmetic, decorative nonfunctional not having or performing a function 2n any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value Hypo|Hyper flowering maple an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves flora, plant, plant life (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
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