decoration
英 [dek?'re??(?)n]
美 [,d?k?'re??n]
英文詞源
- decoration (n.)
- early 15c., "action of decorating, beautification," from Late Latin decorationem (nominative decoratio), noun of action from past participle stem of decorare (see decorate). Meaning "that which decorates" is from 1670s. As "a badge or medal worn as a mark of honor," it is attested from 1816 (often in plural, decorations).
雙語例句
- 1. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
- 精心搭配的室內裝飾似乎已不再受歡迎了。
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- 2. The most arresting feature is the painted wall decoration.
- 最醒目的特點是繪有圖畫的墻面裝飾。
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- 3. His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings.
- 他的天賦不單體現在建筑物的裝飾上。
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- 4. It was a building without any adornment or decoration.
- 這是一幢沒有任何裝潢或粉飾的大樓。
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- 5. He gave Stephanie a free hand in the decoration.
- 他放手讓斯蒂芬妮全權負責裝修一事。
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