adonise

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To embellish or adorn, especially in order to improve the appearance of. transitive
    — Delighted with each other......we rambled....arm in arm......about the citron groves;.......and, when a mossy bank invited our repose...my charmer would weave garlands of flowers to adonise her shepherd ; ..........recline upon my arm..... and to the gentle lullaby of a murmuring stream..... sink into forgetfulness
  2. To enhance one's own appearance. intransitive
    — Leaving a breath to swell his tradesmen's books, To adonise, to smile, and kill with looks;

词形变化

adonises present,singular,third-person adonising participle,present adonised participle,past adonised past Adonise alternative adonize alternative Adonize alternative

词源

From Adonis + -ise.
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