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单词 ornate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•nate /ɔrˈneɪt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. overly decorated, often showily so:an ornate hotel lobby.
  2. Rhetoricusing words or phrases that are too flowery:ornate writing.
or•nate•ly, adv. 
or•nate•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•nate  (ôr nāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
  2. Rhetoricembellished with rhetoric;
    florid or high-flown:an ornate style of writing.
  • Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, origin, originally past participle of ornāre to equip; see -ate1
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
or•nate′ly, adv. 
or•nate′ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged showy, ostentatious; rich, lavish.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ornate /ɔːˈneɪt/ adj
  1. heavily or elaborately decorated
  2. (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ornāre to decorate

orˈnately adv orˈnateness n
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