ornamental

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɔː.nəˈmɛn.təl/    美 /ˌɔɹ.nəˈmɛn.təl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ornamental plant.
    — The tumbleweed is a gracious gift from the Russians, having been imported as a favored ornamental from the steppes of central Asia.
形容词 adj.
  1. Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.
    — Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
  2. Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes. usually
    — Those pine trees on the lawn are the fastest-growing ornamentals we could find.

词形变化

more ornamental comparative most ornamental superlative ornamentals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonornamental ornamental hermit ornamentalism ornamentalist ornamentality ornamentalize ornamentalness unornamental
相关词
ornamentation ornamentally

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English ornament
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English ornamental
From ornament + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English ornament
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English ornamental
From ornament + -al.
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