Definition of ornament in English:

ornament

noun ˈɔːnəm(ə)ntˈɔrnəmənt

1A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件）
tables covered with ornaments and books
Example sentencesExamples
- His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets.
- Remove knick-knacks, tabletop ornaments, stuffed toys, books, magazines and newspapers from your bedroom and minimize dust collectors in other rooms.
- The last bed had stuffed animals on it and the desk was covered with little ornaments.
- This is worn with a variety of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, and other ornaments.
- The latest additions to home collection includes bowls, boxes, picture frames, tealights and window ornaments.
- There was a lovely black fireplace and a tall bookshelf filled with books and small ornaments.
- There were no books or ornaments beside their simple beds.
- The suites have many details to study - the ornaments, yellow glass windows, gauze around the king-sized bed and even the tiny exquisite handles on the closets.
- We were in there choosing ornaments for the Ornament Exchange and I have to say some of the decorations they had for sale were beautiful.
- Mr. Robinson claimed the house was ransacked with furniture either destroyed or stolen - among these goods, a TV, coffee table, hallstand and ornaments.
- From his ears two golden plates hung from rings made of small green stones, and around his neck were copper ornaments attached to a necklace of white beads.
- What to do with all the gifts, clothing, jewellery and other ornaments has long been a matter dealt with discreetly.
- The once bare evergreen branches are now adorned with silver tinsel and glittering ornaments.
- There'll also be bangles with precious and semi-precious Jaipur stones, strings of Hyderabad pearls, silver oxidized ornaments and temple jewellery sets.
- A large evergreen tree sat haughtily in one corner as a cluster of Raleigh students adorned it with ornaments, baubles and hand-made trinkets.
- She was planning to move into the smaller cottage next door that she also owned, where she knew she would only have space for less than half of her ornaments, books and clothes.
- A fireplace was against one of the walls, its mantle also covered in little brass ornaments.
- Apart from the music there were stalls selling items from jewellery to stone ornaments for the garden, with products coming from all over the world.
- Claiming to have Spanish-styled decorations, the eatery carefully chose its ornaments and above each table hangs a colourful and exquisite lamp.
- Necklaces, ear ornaments, head ornaments, studs and bijous are commonly worn while nose studs and anklets are no longer used.
Synonyms
knick-knack, trinket, bauble, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow, objet, accessory
informal whatnot, dingle-dangle
British informal doobry, doodah
North American informal tchotchke, tsatske
dated folderol
archaic whim-wham, kickshaw, bijou
1. 1.1mass noun Decoration added to embellish something.
  （尤指建筑物）装饰
  Gothic buildings notable for their finely detailed ornament
  Example sentencesExamples
  The artifacts Carpaccio included in his religious narratives supply his paintings with ornament and often function as meaningful elements which are designed to link the scene with its west Asian setting and story.
  This example shown in Plate XX combines central bands of Chinese style ornament with trailing neoclassical leafy vines of European origin at top and bottom.
  But it seems like the lack of ornament on the exterior isn't the architects choice so much as a necessity given the budget and its inherent focus on the art over the architecture.
  All three show an American architecture that was still subservient to France's Beaux-Arts vocabulary of ornament.
  In most cases, however, the brick, carved stone, or terra-cotta ornament would survive far longer than decoration executed in wood.
  The furniture detailed in the small book is considered by connoisseurs to be the highest expression of baroque form and rococo ornament.
  Crenellated ornament occurs from the early fourteenth century onwards, as on the silver Ramsey Abbey censer of c.1325.
  The relationship between Gothic ornament and literature can be quite striking.
  135 There is a grey area between ornament and decoration where one or other strives to compensate for poverty of form.
  This inventive ornament, resembling leaping flames and cresting waves, is entirely abstract except for a small garland of ivy slung across the top of the mirror.
  The staples that hold them in place also line their edges, serving as glinting ornament, while the rows of punched-out holes have a bead-like quality.
  The rococo style is characterized by exuberant decoration and ornament frequently based on such natural motifs as shells, rocks, flowers, and leaves.
  Le Corbusier gave a fair judgement about decoration and ornament.
  Reminiscent of Gustav Klimt's ornament, it points the way to the art of the 1960s.
  Banished under Modernism, it has something to do with decoration and ornament.
  Strapwork ornament, resembling cut and curled strips of leather, was all the rage when Briot was working.
  An integral part of the decorative scheme of the dishes was the now erased heraldic ornament.
  While it may be tempting to just throw everything into boxes and worry about sorting it out next year, you'll be sorry when a precious Christmas decoration or ornament gets lost or broken.
  To his mind, style is not decoration or ornament, but a fundamental decision about how we situate ourselves and our work in relation to the world around us.
  Here designers take unbridled pleasure in old-fashioned commodities like ornament and decoration without slipping decisively into reverse gear.
  Synonyms
  decoration, adornment, embellishment, ornamentation, trimming, accessories, frills, frippery, finery, enhancement, beautification, garnish, garnishing, garnishment, gingerbread
2. 1.2 A quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honour to something.
  增添光彩的品质；争光者
  sense of humour is an ornament to character
  Example sentencesExamples
  Spacious squares with regular boundaries were needed to facilitate the traffic and they were decorous and an ornament to the entire city.
  If a man succeeds, a woman is the best ornament and symbol of his power and honour.
  He is also an ornament to the game on and off the field.
  That was it - otherwise she was an ornament to him and nothing more.
  There are several MSPs who would be an ornament to any Parliament you could mention.
  A woman and one who ought to have been in as much as the means were assuredly in the power of her family-an ornament to her sex and station.
  In this case, Julius Caesar's stereotype of the wild Celtic warriors whose fierceness was an ornament to his reputation as a general.
  ‘I am not coming to the government to serve as an ornament or an expression of the beauty of the democracy in Israel,’ he said.
  Love or hate him, he has been an ornament to the game as a bowler and has added considerable flavour too.
  She has had a stellar career in the scientific field and if she was married to a garbage collector would be an ornament to the gubernatorial office.
  As a person, no less than as a thinker, Ramsey was an ornament to Cambridge.
3. 1.3ornamentsMusic Embellishments made to a melody.
  〔乐〕装饰音
  the composer marked the vocal part with many aspirations, accents, and other ornaments
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hasse begins with a simple melody which is varied and embellished with intricate ornaments that make it memorable.
  Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns.
  Purcell's first seven pieces introduce various fingering combinations, simple ornaments and key signatures.
  Bach doesn't change ornaments within a subject.
  Extracting the ornaments from the musical texture will greatly assist students in the polishing process.
2usually ornamentsChristian Church
The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels.
〔基督教〕（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品，典礼用品
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition to painting and sculpture, the collections include displays of silver, ecclesiastical ornaments and vestments, furniture, and altars.
- The foundation alms had been pilfered and church ornaments and vestments pawned to pay the hospital's debts.
- Many parish churches were extravagantly rebuilt, and lavished with vessels and ornaments which foreign visitors thought worthy of a cathedral.
- The Parisian detachments marching to Lyons left a trail of pillaged and closed churches, and smouldering bonfires of ornaments, vestments, and holy pictures all along their route.
- Kino also used the rich vestments and ornaments of religious ceremonies to attract the native peoples.

verb ˈɔːnəmɛntˈɔrnəˌmɛnt

[with object]

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.
a jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat
用来点缀你妻子漂亮脖子的珠宝。
Example sentencesExamples
- The large room was ornamented with holly branches, poinsettias, wreaths, and candles.
- They are particularly effective at lighting entryways, ornamenting the walls of formal living or dining rooms, or creating a romantic ambience in a bedroom.
- In the place of wooden clubs with broken off arrowheads and sword points put in for spikes, they wielded battle axes or big two-handed swords with iron grey blades and small skulls ornamenting the pommels.
- She was barely dressed, with just a white kilt around her waist and jewelry ornamenting her voluptuous body.
- This small oratory was ornamented in an extraordinary way by Sister Lynch in the Celtic revival style.
- The walls are ornamented with ornate crosses and crests, all human bone.
- He wished them to come to his gardens and study the beautiful Greek statues which ornamented them.
- Covering an area of about 1,000 square metres, it was richly ornamented with carved beams and painted ridgepoles.
- Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’.
- She herself chose a smart business suit while ornamenting my father in a silly sweater and beige khakis.
- It is specially ornamented with stonework on the ceiling and cornice.
- Many other gowns were ornamented with a lot of beads without giving an Art Deco impression.
- Webster's contextual readings of Shahn's pictures of people interacting with the film stills and posters of stars ornamenting movie theater marquees and street-level advertising are especially rewarding.
- The copper plaques ornamenting the cabinet are painted with scenes taken largely from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
- The box had come two days after the trip to the Galleria, and Sequoia ornamented her furnishings with stuff from the mall.
- If ornamenting an object is a choice which bears out the fundamental importance of ornament in socializing the visual world, it endorses Phillips' observation that ornament is a primary and universal visual language.
- The women's hair and bodies are ornamented with vines and flowers.
- Its citizens have already started ornamenting their respective homes with beautifully handcrafted decors of various shapes, sizes and colors.
- Jennens & Bettridge of Birmingham took out a patent in 1825 for ornamenting papier-mache with pearl shell.
- The costumes are richly ornamented and are made of bright colored silk or cotton with gold-embroidered designs.
Synonyms
decorate, adorn, embellish, trim, garnish, bedeck, deck (out), festoon, enhance, beautify, grace, accessorize, dress up
literary bedizen, furbelow

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense 'accessory'): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum 'equipment, ornament', from ornare 'adorn'. The verb dates from the early 18th century.

Definition of ornament in US English:

ornament

nounˈôrnəməntˈɔrnəmənt

1A thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件）
Example sentencesExamples
- His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets.
- From his ears two golden plates hung from rings made of small green stones, and around his neck were copper ornaments attached to a necklace of white beads.
- A fireplace was against one of the walls, its mantle also covered in little brass ornaments.
- Necklaces, ear ornaments, head ornaments, studs and bijous are commonly worn while nose studs and anklets are no longer used.
- The once bare evergreen branches are now adorned with silver tinsel and glittering ornaments.
- Remove knick-knacks, tabletop ornaments, stuffed toys, books, magazines and newspapers from your bedroom and minimize dust collectors in other rooms.
- The latest additions to home collection includes bowls, boxes, picture frames, tealights and window ornaments.
- She was planning to move into the smaller cottage next door that she also owned, where she knew she would only have space for less than half of her ornaments, books and clothes.
- The last bed had stuffed animals on it and the desk was covered with little ornaments.
- Mr. Robinson claimed the house was ransacked with furniture either destroyed or stolen - among these goods, a TV, coffee table, hallstand and ornaments.
- A large evergreen tree sat haughtily in one corner as a cluster of Raleigh students adorned it with ornaments, baubles and hand-made trinkets.
- There were no books or ornaments beside their simple beds.
- Claiming to have Spanish-styled decorations, the eatery carefully chose its ornaments and above each table hangs a colourful and exquisite lamp.
- Apart from the music there were stalls selling items from jewellery to stone ornaments for the garden, with products coming from all over the world.
- We were in there choosing ornaments for the Ornament Exchange and I have to say some of the decorations they had for sale were beautiful.
- This is worn with a variety of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, and other ornaments.
- There'll also be bangles with precious and semi-precious Jaipur stones, strings of Hyderabad pearls, silver oxidized ornaments and temple jewellery sets.
- There was a lovely black fireplace and a tall bookshelf filled with books and small ornaments.
- The suites have many details to study - the ornaments, yellow glass windows, gauze around the king-sized bed and even the tiny exquisite handles on the closets.
- What to do with all the gifts, clothing, jewellery and other ornaments has long been a matter dealt with discreetly.
Synonyms
knick-knack, trinket, bauble, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow, objet, accessory
1. 1.1 A quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honor to something.
  增添光彩的品质；争光者
  the design would be a great ornament to the metropolis
  这一设计将会为大都市增添不少光彩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That was it - otherwise she was an ornament to him and nothing more.
  Spacious squares with regular boundaries were needed to facilitate the traffic and they were decorous and an ornament to the entire city.
  She has had a stellar career in the scientific field and if she was married to a garbage collector would be an ornament to the gubernatorial office.
  Love or hate him, he has been an ornament to the game as a bowler and has added considerable flavour too.
  ‘I am not coming to the government to serve as an ornament or an expression of the beauty of the democracy in Israel,’ he said.
  As a person, no less than as a thinker, Ramsey was an ornament to Cambridge.
  He is also an ornament to the game on and off the field.
  There are several MSPs who would be an ornament to any Parliament you could mention.
  A woman and one who ought to have been in as much as the means were assuredly in the power of her family-an ornament to her sex and station.
  In this case, Julius Caesar's stereotype of the wild Celtic warriors whose fierceness was an ornament to his reputation as a general.
  If a man succeeds, a woman is the best ornament and symbol of his power and honour.
2. 1.2 Decoration added to embellish something, especially a building.
  （尤指建筑物）装饰
  it served more for ornament than for protection
  与其说它有防护作用不如说它有装饰作用。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In most cases, however, the brick, carved stone, or terra-cotta ornament would survive far longer than decoration executed in wood.
  Crenellated ornament occurs from the early fourteenth century onwards, as on the silver Ramsey Abbey censer of c.1325.
  Banished under Modernism, it has something to do with decoration and ornament.
  The rococo style is characterized by exuberant decoration and ornament frequently based on such natural motifs as shells, rocks, flowers, and leaves.
  Strapwork ornament, resembling cut and curled strips of leather, was all the rage when Briot was working.
  The staples that hold them in place also line their edges, serving as glinting ornament, while the rows of punched-out holes have a bead-like quality.
  All three show an American architecture that was still subservient to France's Beaux-Arts vocabulary of ornament.
  The relationship between Gothic ornament and literature can be quite striking.
  To his mind, style is not decoration or ornament, but a fundamental decision about how we situate ourselves and our work in relation to the world around us.
  The furniture detailed in the small book is considered by connoisseurs to be the highest expression of baroque form and rococo ornament.
  An integral part of the decorative scheme of the dishes was the now erased heraldic ornament.
  This inventive ornament, resembling leaping flames and cresting waves, is entirely abstract except for a small garland of ivy slung across the top of the mirror.
  But it seems like the lack of ornament on the exterior isn't the architects choice so much as a necessity given the budget and its inherent focus on the art over the architecture.
  While it may be tempting to just throw everything into boxes and worry about sorting it out next year, you'll be sorry when a precious Christmas decoration or ornament gets lost or broken.
  135 There is a grey area between ornament and decoration where one or other strives to compensate for poverty of form.
  This example shown in Plate XX combines central bands of Chinese style ornament with trailing neoclassical leafy vines of European origin at top and bottom.
  Le Corbusier gave a fair judgement about decoration and ornament.
  Here designers take unbridled pleasure in old-fashioned commodities like ornament and decoration without slipping decisively into reverse gear.
  Reminiscent of Gustav Klimt's ornament, it points the way to the art of the 1960s.
  The artifacts Carpaccio included in his religious narratives supply his paintings with ornament and often function as meaningful elements which are designed to link the scene with its west Asian setting and story.
  Synonyms
  decoration, adornment, embellishment, ornamentation, trimming, accessories, frills, frippery, finery, enhancement, beautification, garnish, garnishing, garnishment, gingerbread
3. 1.3ornamentsMusic Embellishments and decorations, such as trills or grace notes, added to a melody.
  〔乐〕装饰音
  Example sentencesExamples
  Extracting the ornaments from the musical texture will greatly assist students in the polishing process.
  Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns.
  Bach doesn't change ornaments within a subject.
  Purcell's first seven pieces introduce various fingering combinations, simple ornaments and key signatures.
  Hasse begins with a simple melody which is varied and embellished with intricate ornaments that make it memorable.
4. 1.4usually ornamentsChristian Church The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels.
  〔基督教〕（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品，典礼用品
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kino also used the rich vestments and ornaments of religious ceremonies to attract the native peoples.
  The Parisian detachments marching to Lyons left a trail of pillaged and closed churches, and smouldering bonfires of ornaments, vestments, and holy pictures all along their route.
  The foundation alms had been pilfered and church ornaments and vestments pawned to pay the hospital's debts.
  Many parish churches were extravagantly rebuilt, and lavished with vessels and ornaments which foreign visitors thought worthy of a cathedral.
  In addition to painting and sculpture, the collections include displays of silver, ecclesiastical ornaments and vestments, furniture, and altars.

verbˈôrnəˌmentˈɔrnəˌmɛnt

[with object]

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.
the men and women in the Stone Age ornamented their caves
Example sentencesExamples
- Jennens & Bettridge of Birmingham took out a patent in 1825 for ornamenting papier-mache with pearl shell.
- Many other gowns were ornamented with a lot of beads without giving an Art Deco impression.
- Covering an area of about 1,000 square metres, it was richly ornamented with carved beams and painted ridgepoles.
- Webster's contextual readings of Shahn's pictures of people interacting with the film stills and posters of stars ornamenting movie theater marquees and street-level advertising are especially rewarding.
- Its citizens have already started ornamenting their respective homes with beautifully handcrafted decors of various shapes, sizes and colors.
- If ornamenting an object is a choice which bears out the fundamental importance of ornament in socializing the visual world, it endorses Phillips' observation that ornament is a primary and universal visual language.
- In the place of wooden clubs with broken off arrowheads and sword points put in for spikes, they wielded battle axes or big two-handed swords with iron grey blades and small skulls ornamenting the pommels.
- The costumes are richly ornamented and are made of bright colored silk or cotton with gold-embroidered designs.
- They are particularly effective at lighting entryways, ornamenting the walls of formal living or dining rooms, or creating a romantic ambience in a bedroom.
- The copper plaques ornamenting the cabinet are painted with scenes taken largely from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
- He wished them to come to his gardens and study the beautiful Greek statues which ornamented them.
- She was barely dressed, with just a white kilt around her waist and jewelry ornamenting her voluptuous body.
- It is specially ornamented with stonework on the ceiling and cornice.
- She herself chose a smart business suit while ornamenting my father in a silly sweater and beige khakis.
- The box had come two days after the trip to the Galleria, and Sequoia ornamented her furnishings with stuff from the mall.
- The walls are ornamented with ornate crosses and crests, all human bone.
- The women's hair and bodies are ornamented with vines and flowers.
- Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’.
- This small oratory was ornamented in an extraordinary way by Sister Lynch in the Celtic revival style.
- The large room was ornamented with holly branches, poinsettias, wreaths, and candles.
Synonyms
decorate, adorn, embellish, trim, garnish, bedeck, deck, deck out, festoon, enhance, beautify, grace, accessorize, dress up

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th century.

词汇	ornament
释义	Definition of ornament in English: ornament noun ˈɔːnəm(ə)ntˈɔrnəmənt 1A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine. 装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件） tables covered with ornaments and books Example sentencesExamples His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets. Remove knick-knacks, tabletop ornaments, stuffed toys, books, magazines and newspapers from your bedroom and minimize dust collectors in other rooms. The last bed had stuffed animals on it and the desk was covered with little ornaments. This is worn with a variety of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, and other ornaments. The latest additions to home collection includes bowls, boxes, picture frames, tealights and window ornaments. There was a lovely black fireplace and a tall bookshelf filled with books and small ornaments. There were no books or ornaments beside their simple beds. The suites have many details to study - the ornaments, yellow glass windows, gauze around the king-sized bed and even the tiny exquisite handles on the closets. We were in there choosing ornaments for the Ornament Exchange and I have to say some of the decorations they had for sale were beautiful. Mr. Robinson claimed the house was ransacked with furniture either destroyed or stolen - among these goods, a TV, coffee table, hallstand and ornaments. From his ears two golden plates hung from rings made of small green stones, and around his neck were copper ornaments attached to a necklace of white beads. What to do with all the gifts, clothing, jewellery and other ornaments has long been a matter dealt with discreetly. The once bare evergreen branches are now adorned with silver tinsel and glittering ornaments. There'll also be bangles with precious and semi-precious Jaipur stones, strings of Hyderabad pearls, silver oxidized ornaments and temple jewellery sets. A large evergreen tree sat haughtily in one corner as a cluster of Raleigh students adorned it with ornaments, baubles and hand-made trinkets. She was planning to move into the smaller cottage next door that she also owned, where she knew she would only have space for less than half of her ornaments, books and clothes. A fireplace was against one of the walls, its mantle also covered in little brass ornaments. Apart from the music there were stalls selling items from jewellery to stone ornaments for the garden, with products coming from all over the world. Claiming to have Spanish-styled decorations, the eatery carefully chose its ornaments and above each table hangs a colourful and exquisite lamp. Necklaces, ear ornaments, head ornaments, studs and bijous are commonly worn while nose studs and anklets are no longer used. Synonyms knick-knack, trinket, bauble, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow, objet, accessory informal whatnot, dingle-dangle British informal doobry, doodah North American informal tchotchke, tsatske dated folderol archaic whim-wham, kickshaw, bijou 1.1mass noun Decoration added to embellish something. （尤指建筑物）装饰 Gothic buildings notable for their finely detailed ornament Example sentencesExamples The artifacts Carpaccio included in his religious narratives supply his paintings with ornament and often function as meaningful elements which are designed to link the scene with its west Asian setting and story. This example shown in Plate XX combines central bands of Chinese style ornament with trailing neoclassical leafy vines of European origin at top and bottom. But it seems like the lack of ornament on the exterior isn't the architects choice so much as a necessity given the budget and its inherent focus on the art over the architecture. All three show an American architecture that was still subservient to France's Beaux-Arts vocabulary of ornament. In most cases, however, the brick, carved stone, or terra-cotta ornament would survive far longer than decoration executed in wood. The furniture detailed in the small book is considered by connoisseurs to be the highest expression of baroque form and rococo ornament. Crenellated ornament occurs from the early fourteenth century onwards, as on the silver Ramsey Abbey censer of c.1325. The relationship between Gothic ornament and literature can be quite striking. 135 There is a grey area between ornament and decoration where one or other strives to compensate for poverty of form. This inventive ornament, resembling leaping flames and cresting waves, is entirely abstract except for a small garland of ivy slung across the top of the mirror. The staples that hold them in place also line their edges, serving as glinting ornament, while the rows of punched-out holes have a bead-like quality. The rococo style is characterized by exuberant decoration and ornament frequently based on such natural motifs as shells, rocks, flowers, and leaves. Le Corbusier gave a fair judgement about decoration and ornament. Reminiscent of Gustav Klimt's ornament, it points the way to the art of the 1960s. Banished under Modernism, it has something to do with decoration and ornament. Strapwork ornament, resembling cut and curled strips of leather, was all the rage when Briot was working. An integral part of the decorative scheme of the dishes was the now erased heraldic ornament. While it may be tempting to just throw everything into boxes and worry about sorting it out next year, you'll be sorry when a precious Christmas decoration or ornament gets lost or broken. To his mind, style is not decoration or ornament, but a fundamental decision about how we situate ourselves and our work in relation to the world around us. Here designers take unbridled pleasure in old-fashioned commodities like ornament and decoration without slipping decisively into reverse gear. Synonyms decoration, adornment, embellishment, ornamentation, trimming, accessories, frills, frippery, finery, enhancement, beautification, garnish, garnishing, garnishment, gingerbread 1.2 A quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honour to something. 增添光彩的品质；争光者 sense of humour is an ornament to character Example sentencesExamples Spacious squares with regular boundaries were needed to facilitate the traffic and they were decorous and an ornament to the entire city. If a man succeeds, a woman is the best ornament and symbol of his power and honour. He is also an ornament to the game on and off the field. That was it - otherwise she was an ornament to him and nothing more. There are several MSPs who would be an ornament to any Parliament you could mention. A woman and one who ought to have been in as much as the means were assuredly in the power of her family-an ornament to her sex and station. In this case, Julius Caesar's stereotype of the wild Celtic warriors whose fierceness was an ornament to his reputation as a general. ‘I am not coming to the government to serve as an ornament or an expression of the beauty of the democracy in Israel,’ he said. Love or hate him, he has been an ornament to the game as a bowler and has added considerable flavour too. She has had a stellar career in the scientific field and if she was married to a garbage collector would be an ornament to the gubernatorial office. As a person, no less than as a thinker, Ramsey was an ornament to Cambridge. 1.3ornamentsMusic Embellishments made to a melody. 〔乐〕装饰音 the composer marked the vocal part with many aspirations, accents, and other ornaments Example sentencesExamples Hasse begins with a simple melody which is varied and embellished with intricate ornaments that make it memorable. Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns. Purcell's first seven pieces introduce various fingering combinations, simple ornaments and key signatures. Bach doesn't change ornaments within a subject. Extracting the ornaments from the musical texture will greatly assist students in the polishing process. 2usually ornamentsChristian Church The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels. 〔基督教〕（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品，典礼用品 Example sentencesExamples In addition to painting and sculpture, the collections include displays of silver, ecclesiastical ornaments and vestments, furniture, and altars. The foundation alms had been pilfered and church ornaments and vestments pawned to pay the hospital's debts. Many parish churches were extravagantly rebuilt, and lavished with vessels and ornaments which foreign visitors thought worthy of a cathedral. The Parisian detachments marching to Lyons left a trail of pillaged and closed churches, and smouldering bonfires of ornaments, vestments, and holy pictures all along their route. Kino also used the rich vestments and ornaments of religious ceremonies to attract the native peoples. verb ˈɔːnəmɛntˈɔrnəˌmɛnt [with object] Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items. a jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat 用来点缀你妻子漂亮脖子的珠宝。 Example sentencesExamples The large room was ornamented with holly branches, poinsettias, wreaths, and candles. They are particularly effective at lighting entryways, ornamenting the walls of formal living or dining rooms, or creating a romantic ambience in a bedroom. In the place of wooden clubs with broken off arrowheads and sword points put in for spikes, they wielded battle axes or big two-handed swords with iron grey blades and small skulls ornamenting the pommels. She was barely dressed, with just a white kilt around her waist and jewelry ornamenting her voluptuous body. This small oratory was ornamented in an extraordinary way by Sister Lynch in the Celtic revival style. The walls are ornamented with ornate crosses and crests, all human bone. He wished them to come to his gardens and study the beautiful Greek statues which ornamented them. Covering an area of about 1,000 square metres, it was richly ornamented with carved beams and painted ridgepoles. Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’. She herself chose a smart business suit while ornamenting my father in a silly sweater and beige khakis. It is specially ornamented with stonework on the ceiling and cornice. Many other gowns were ornamented with a lot of beads without giving an Art Deco impression. Webster's contextual readings of Shahn's pictures of people interacting with the film stills and posters of stars ornamenting movie theater marquees and street-level advertising are especially rewarding. The copper plaques ornamenting the cabinet are painted with scenes taken largely from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The box had come two days after the trip to the Galleria, and Sequoia ornamented her furnishings with stuff from the mall. If ornamenting an object is a choice which bears out the fundamental importance of ornament in socializing the visual world, it endorses Phillips' observation that ornament is a primary and universal visual language. The women's hair and bodies are ornamented with vines and flowers. Its citizens have already started ornamenting their respective homes with beautifully handcrafted decors of various shapes, sizes and colors. Jennens & Bettridge of Birmingham took out a patent in 1825 for ornamenting papier-mache with pearl shell. The costumes are richly ornamented and are made of bright colored silk or cotton with gold-embroidered designs. Synonyms decorate, adorn, embellish, trim, garnish, bedeck, deck (out), festoon, enhance, beautify, grace, accessorize, dress up literary bedizen, furbelow Origin Middle English (also in the sense 'accessory'): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum 'equipment, ornament', from ornare 'adorn'. The verb dates from the early 18th century. Definition of ornament in US English: ornament nounˈôrnəməntˈɔrnəmənt 1A thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine. 装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件） Example sentencesExamples His mother was a collector of curios and ornaments; the kind of thing that would now be sold at antique markets. From his ears two golden plates hung from rings made of small green stones, and around his neck were copper ornaments attached to a necklace of white beads. A fireplace was against one of the walls, its mantle also covered in little brass ornaments. Necklaces, ear ornaments, head ornaments, studs and bijous are commonly worn while nose studs and anklets are no longer used. The once bare evergreen branches are now adorned with silver tinsel and glittering ornaments. Remove knick-knacks, tabletop ornaments, stuffed toys, books, magazines and newspapers from your bedroom and minimize dust collectors in other rooms. The latest additions to home collection includes bowls, boxes, picture frames, tealights and window ornaments. She was planning to move into the smaller cottage next door that she also owned, where she knew she would only have space for less than half of her ornaments, books and clothes. The last bed had stuffed animals on it and the desk was covered with little ornaments. Mr. Robinson claimed the house was ransacked with furniture either destroyed or stolen - among these goods, a TV, coffee table, hallstand and ornaments. A large evergreen tree sat haughtily in one corner as a cluster of Raleigh students adorned it with ornaments, baubles and hand-made trinkets. There were no books or ornaments beside their simple beds. Claiming to have Spanish-styled decorations, the eatery carefully chose its ornaments and above each table hangs a colourful and exquisite lamp. Apart from the music there were stalls selling items from jewellery to stone ornaments for the garden, with products coming from all over the world. We were in there choosing ornaments for the Ornament Exchange and I have to say some of the decorations they had for sale were beautiful. This is worn with a variety of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, and other ornaments. There'll also be bangles with precious and semi-precious Jaipur stones, strings of Hyderabad pearls, silver oxidized ornaments and temple jewellery sets. There was a lovely black fireplace and a tall bookshelf filled with books and small ornaments. The suites have many details to study - the ornaments, yellow glass windows, gauze around the king-sized bed and even the tiny exquisite handles on the closets. What to do with all the gifts, clothing, jewellery and other ornaments has long been a matter dealt with discreetly. Synonyms knick-knack, trinket, bauble, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow, objet, accessory 1.1 A quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honor to something. 增添光彩的品质；争光者 the design would be a great ornament to the metropolis 这一设计将会为大都市增添不少光彩。 Example sentencesExamples That was it - otherwise she was an ornament to him and nothing more. Spacious squares with regular boundaries were needed to facilitate the traffic and they were decorous and an ornament to the entire city. She has had a stellar career in the scientific field and if she was married to a garbage collector would be an ornament to the gubernatorial office. Love or hate him, he has been an ornament to the game as a bowler and has added considerable flavour too. ‘I am not coming to the government to serve as an ornament or an expression of the beauty of the democracy in Israel,’ he said. As a person, no less than as a thinker, Ramsey was an ornament to Cambridge. He is also an ornament to the game on and off the field. There are several MSPs who would be an ornament to any Parliament you could mention. A woman and one who ought to have been in as much as the means were assuredly in the power of her family-an ornament to her sex and station. In this case, Julius Caesar's stereotype of the wild Celtic warriors whose fierceness was an ornament to his reputation as a general. If a man succeeds, a woman is the best ornament and symbol of his power and honour. 1.2 Decoration added to embellish something, especially a building. （尤指建筑物）装饰 it served more for ornament than for protection 与其说它有防护作用不如说它有装饰作用。 Example sentencesExamples In most cases, however, the brick, carved stone, or terra-cotta ornament would survive far longer than decoration executed in wood. Crenellated ornament occurs from the early fourteenth century onwards, as on the silver Ramsey Abbey censer of c.1325. Banished under Modernism, it has something to do with decoration and ornament. The rococo style is characterized by exuberant decoration and ornament frequently based on such natural motifs as shells, rocks, flowers, and leaves. Strapwork ornament, resembling cut and curled strips of leather, was all the rage when Briot was working. The staples that hold them in place also line their edges, serving as glinting ornament, while the rows of punched-out holes have a bead-like quality. All three show an American architecture that was still subservient to France's Beaux-Arts vocabulary of ornament. The relationship between Gothic ornament and literature can be quite striking. To his mind, style is not decoration or ornament, but a fundamental decision about how we situate ourselves and our work in relation to the world around us. The furniture detailed in the small book is considered by connoisseurs to be the highest expression of baroque form and rococo ornament. An integral part of the decorative scheme of the dishes was the now erased heraldic ornament. This inventive ornament, resembling leaping flames and cresting waves, is entirely abstract except for a small garland of ivy slung across the top of the mirror. But it seems like the lack of ornament on the exterior isn't the architects choice so much as a necessity given the budget and its inherent focus on the art over the architecture. While it may be tempting to just throw everything into boxes and worry about sorting it out next year, you'll be sorry when a precious Christmas decoration or ornament gets lost or broken. 135 There is a grey area between ornament and decoration where one or other strives to compensate for poverty of form. This example shown in Plate XX combines central bands of Chinese style ornament with trailing neoclassical leafy vines of European origin at top and bottom. Le Corbusier gave a fair judgement about decoration and ornament. Here designers take unbridled pleasure in old-fashioned commodities like ornament and decoration without slipping decisively into reverse gear. Reminiscent of Gustav Klimt's ornament, it points the way to the art of the 1960s. The artifacts Carpaccio included in his religious narratives supply his paintings with ornament and often function as meaningful elements which are designed to link the scene with its west Asian setting and story. Synonyms decoration, adornment, embellishment, ornamentation, trimming, accessories, frills, frippery, finery, enhancement, beautification, garnish, garnishing, garnishment, gingerbread 1.3ornamentsMusic Embellishments and decorations, such as trills or grace notes, added to a melody. 〔乐〕装饰音 Example sentencesExamples Extracting the ornaments from the musical texture will greatly assist students in the polishing process. Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns. Bach doesn't change ornaments within a subject. Purcell's first seven pieces introduce various fingering combinations, simple ornaments and key signatures. Hasse begins with a simple melody which is varied and embellished with intricate ornaments that make it memorable. 1.4usually ornamentsChristian Church The accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels. 〔基督教〕（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品，典礼用品 Example sentencesExamples Kino also used the rich vestments and ornaments of religious ceremonies to attract the native peoples. The Parisian detachments marching to Lyons left a trail of pillaged and closed churches, and smouldering bonfires of ornaments, vestments, and holy pictures all along their route. The foundation alms had been pilfered and church ornaments and vestments pawned to pay the hospital's debts. Many parish churches were extravagantly rebuilt, and lavished with vessels and ornaments which foreign visitors thought worthy of a cathedral. In addition to painting and sculpture, the collections include displays of silver, ecclesiastical ornaments and vestments, furniture, and altars. verbˈôrnəˌmentˈɔrnəˌmɛnt [with object] Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items. the men and women in the Stone Age ornamented their caves Example sentencesExamples Jennens & Bettridge of Birmingham took out a patent in 1825 for ornamenting papier-mache with pearl shell. Many other gowns were ornamented with a lot of beads without giving an Art Deco impression. Covering an area of about 1,000 square metres, it was richly ornamented with carved beams and painted ridgepoles. Webster's contextual readings of Shahn's pictures of people interacting with the film stills and posters of stars ornamenting movie theater marquees and street-level advertising are especially rewarding. Its citizens have already started ornamenting their respective homes with beautifully handcrafted decors of various shapes, sizes and colors. If ornamenting an object is a choice which bears out the fundamental importance of ornament in socializing the visual world, it endorses Phillips' observation that ornament is a primary and universal visual language. In the place of wooden clubs with broken off arrowheads and sword points put in for spikes, they wielded battle axes or big two-handed swords with iron grey blades and small skulls ornamenting the pommels. The costumes are richly ornamented and are made of bright colored silk or cotton with gold-embroidered designs. They are particularly effective at lighting entryways, ornamenting the walls of formal living or dining rooms, or creating a romantic ambience in a bedroom. The copper plaques ornamenting the cabinet are painted with scenes taken largely from Ovid's Metamorphoses. He wished them to come to his gardens and study the beautiful Greek statues which ornamented them. She was barely dressed, with just a white kilt around her waist and jewelry ornamenting her voluptuous body. It is specially ornamented with stonework on the ceiling and cornice. She herself chose a smart business suit while ornamenting my father in a silly sweater and beige khakis. The box had come two days after the trip to the Galleria, and Sequoia ornamented her furnishings with stuff from the mall. The walls are ornamented with ornate crosses and crests, all human bone. The women's hair and bodies are ornamented with vines and flowers. Its surface was ornamented with real or imitation gold leaf, from which comes the expression ‘gilt on the gingerbread’. This small oratory was ornamented in an extraordinary way by Sister Lynch in the Celtic revival style. The large room was ornamented with holly branches, poinsettias, wreaths, and candles. Synonyms decorate, adorn, embellish, trim, garnish, bedeck, deck, deck out, festoon, enhance, beautify, grace, accessorize, dress up Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th century.
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