单词 | embellish |
释义 | em·bel·lish (ĕm-bĕlĭsh) tr.v. em·bel·lished, em·bel·lish·ing, em·bel·lish·es 1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2. To add ornamental or fictitious details to: a fanciful account that embellishes the true story. [Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, embelliss- : en-, causative pref.; see EN-1 + bel, beautiful (from Latin bellus; see deu-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] em·bellish·er n. |
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