| 单词 | embellishment |
| 释义 | embellishment (once / 3415 pages) n Does your cupcake have chocolate icing on top, plus chocolate sprinkles AND a swirl of white chocolate? If so, that swirl of white chocolate is considered an embellishment — an unnecessary decorative detail designed purely to attract you. Also, can we have a bite? Anything can have an embellishment, not just a cupcake; a building can have an unnecessary decorative element, and so can an explanation or a story. There is often a sense of deception implied by the word: it may be a harmless swirl of white chocolate but it can also be a detail designed to fool someone. Real estate agents are experts at adding embellishments to their descriptions of properties that may not be entirely true. Watch out for embellishments. WORD FAMILYembellishment: embellishments+/embellish: embellished, embellishes, embellishing, embellishment/embellished: unembellished USAGE EXAMPLESThe movie, Washington says, allowed the filmmakers to supply a few embellishments. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The problem with William McCrum’s penalty invention is that because it was so simple, it left little room for embellishment. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) With this footage, the shows offer a wonderful and detailed overview of sound capture and embellishment. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1n the act of adding extraneous decorations to something Syn|Hyper ornamentation decoration the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) 2n a superfluous ornament Hypo|Hyper boule, boulle, buhl an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork cuspidationa decoration using cusps festoonan embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work filagree, filigree, fillagreedelicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) vermiculationa decoration consisting of wormlike carvings flourishan ornamental embellishment in writing parapha flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) decoration, ornament, ornamentation something used to beautify 3n elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings Syn|Hyper embroidery elaboration, enlargement, expansion a discussion that provides additional information |
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