adorn

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/    /əˈdɔɹn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. adornment obsolete
    — Her brest all naked, as nett yvory Without adorne of gold or silver bright
动词 v.
  1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    — a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
形容词 adj.
  1. adorned; ornate obsolete
    — And to realities yield all her shows: Made so adorn for thy delight the more

词形变化

adorns present,singular,third-person adorning participle,present adorned participle,past adorned past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
词源 2
From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
词源 3
From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
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