VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look作為點綴;看上去有裝飾作用ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極具/頗具/很有裝飾作用▸➤highly極富裝飾性◇The style is ornate and highly decorative.這種風格很華麗,而且裝飾效果很好。➤merely, purely純粹為裝飾◇The items he makes are purely decorative.他做的那些物品純粹用於裝飾。
decorative ♦︎ fancy ♦︎ ornamentalThese words all describe things that are highly decorated.这些词均形容物品属装饰性的、作装饰用的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a decorative / a fancy / an ornamental design◆decorative / fancy packaging◆a decorative / an ornamental fountain / plant / tree◆very decorative / fancy◆highly / purely / merely decorative / ornamental■decorativeˈdekərətɪv; NAmEˈdekəreɪtɪv(of an object or building) decorated in a way that makes it attractive; intended to look attractive or pretty(物体或建筑)装饰过的;装饰性的;作装饰用的◆The mirror is functional yet decorative.这面镜子既有实际用途,也有装饰作用。◆These are purely decorative arches.这些拱门纯属装饰。■fancy [usually before noun] unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours过于复杂的;花哨的;(尤指小物件)精致的,绚丽的◆The kitchen was full of fancy gadgets.厨房里有各式各样精巧的小器具。◆They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.他们给这个舞蹈增加了许多复杂的舞步。◆We sell a wide range of fancy goods(= things sold as ornaments or gifts).我们出售各种各样的饰物和礼品。OPPplain,simple ⇨ plainadj.1■ornamentalˌɔːnəˈmentl; NAmEˌɔːrnəˈmentlused as decoration rather than for a practical purpose装饰性的;点缀的◆There was an ornamental fountain in the middle of the garden.花园的中心有一装饰性喷泉。 see also ornament ⇨ ornamentNOTE辨析 Decorative or ornamental?Both these words can describe sth that is used as a decoration rather than for practical purposes, but decorative is also used to describe anything that is highly decorated. It has a very wide range of collocates. Ornamental is used especially to describe features of a building or garden; collocates include garden, fountain, lake, pond, pool, plant, tree and shrub.这两个词都可形容某物具有装饰性而非实用性,但decorative也可形容物品装饰得非常绚丽,并有广泛的搭配词;ornamental尤用于描述建筑或花园的特征,搭配词有garden、fountain、lake、pond、pool、plant、tree和shrub。