单词	embellishment
释义	embellishem‧bel‧lish /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINembellish Origin: 1300-1400 Old French embelir, from bel ‘beautiful’ Verb Table VERB TABLE embellish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they embellish he, she, it embellishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they embellished Present perfect I, you, we, they have embellished he, she, it has embellished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had embellished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will embellish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have embellished Continuous Form Present I am embellishing he, she, it is embellishing you, we, they are embellishing Past I, he, she, it was embellishing you, we, they were embellishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been embellishing he, she, it has been embellishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been embellishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be embellishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been embellishing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Lynn couldn't help embellishing the story. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Could there be a clearer, less embellished example of knowledge by identity? He says the truth is sensational enough without anyone having to embellish it. If they have, you can embellish the tale of the Leprous Pavanne from the Introduction in a similar way. Neither she nor Mike exaggerate or embellish. The Templars first built it as a fortified manor but later generations had embellished it to make it more comfortable. The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911, with the predictable result. This elevation of feeling, found in passionate, frenetic gestures and embellished, emotional language, supplies the persuasive element. You may want to embellish the walk through the woods and the dwarfs' house, and even name the dwarfs. 1to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it SYN  decorateembellish something with something The dress was embellished with gold threads.2to make a story or statement more interesting by adding details that are not true SYN  embroider:  She gave an embellished account of what had happened.—embellishment noun [countable, uncountable]
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