a.dorn
adorn的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [əˈdɔ:rn]
KK音标发音: [əˈdɔrn]
adorn的词性:
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. To lend beauty to; decorate:
使美观:为…增添美;装饰:
“the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade”(Ronald Firbank)
“浅色的含羞草装饰了最受欢迎的散步场所”(罗纳德·弗班克)
2. To fit out with or as if with ornaments:
装备:以装饰物或似以装饰物装备:
“The sugar plantations were adorned with windmills”(Alec Waugh)
“甘蔗种植园装备有风车”(亚历克·沃)
3. To enhance the distinction, beauty, splendor, or glory of; add luster to:
使增色:增添…的差别,美丽、光彩或光荣;为…增加光泽:
“Virtue adorned his mind”(John Ford)
“为他思想增添光彩的美德”(约翰·福特)
adorn的词源:
4. Middle English adornen
中古英语 adornen
5. from Old French adourner
源自 古法语 adourner
6. from Latin ad?rn3re
源自 拉丁语 ad?rn3re
7. ad- [ad-]
ad- [前缀,表“朝向”]
8. ?rn3re [to decorate] * see ar-
?rn3re [装饰] *参见 ar-
adorn的词性:
n.(名词)