adorn
adorn
a.dorn AHD[…-dôrn“] DJ[*6d%8n] KK[*6d%rn]
v.tr.（及物动词） a.dorned,a.dorn.ing,a.dorns
1.To lend beauty to; decorate:
使美观：为…增添美；装饰：
“the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade”(&b{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”(&b{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”(&b{John Ford})
“为他思想增添光彩的美德”(约翰·福特)
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishadornen
中古英语adornen
2.from Old Frenchadourner
源自 古法语adourner
3.from Latinad½rn³re
源自 拉丁语ad½rn³re
4.ad- [ad-]
ad- [前缀，表“朝向”]
5.½rn³re [to decorate] * see ar-
½rn³re [装饰] *参见 ar-
DERIVATIVES
▪adorn“er n.（名词）
