embellish

单词音标

embellish音标[im\'beliʃ]

汉语翻译

vt. 修饰, 装饰, 润色

词型变化

名词:embellisher动词过去式:embellished过去分词:embellished现在分词:embellishing第三人称单数:embellishes

英语解释

动词 embellish:

add details to

同义词：embroider, pad, lard, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise

be beautiful to look at

同义词：deck, adorn, decorate, grace, beautify

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

同义词：decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, beautify

make more beautiful

同义词：fancify, beautify, prettify

例句

He often embellishes the tales of his travels.

他常给他的旅游趣闻添枝加叶。

My daughter wears a dress embellished with lace and ribbons today.

今天我女儿穿了一件有花边和饰带的连衣裙。

详细解释

em.bel.lish

v.tr.（及物动词）

em.bel.lished,em.bel.lish.ing,em.bel.lish.es

To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.

装饰修饰：如通过装修使美化；装饰

To add ornamental or fictitious details to:

添加细节：添加修饰性的或想象的细节于…：

例句：

a fanciful account that embellishes the true story.

对这个真实故事添加的异想天开的解释

来源：

Middle English embelishen

中古英语 embelishen

from Old French embellir embelliss-

源自 古法语 embellir embelliss-

en- [causative pref.] * see en-

en- [使役前缀] *参见 en-

bel [beautiful] from Latin bellus * see deu- 2

bel [美丽的] 源自 拉丁语 bellus *参见 deu- 2

【引伸】

embel.lisher

n.（名词）