em.bel.lish
v.tr.(及物动词)
em.bel.lished,em.bel.lish.ing,em.bel.lish.es
To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate.
装饰修饰:如通过装修使美化;装饰
To add ornamental or fictitious details to:
添加细节:添加修饰性的或想象的细节于…:
例句:
a fanciful account that embellishes the true story.
对这个真实故事添加的异想天开的解释
来源:
Middle English embelishen
中古英语 embelishen
from Old French embellir embelliss-
源自 古法语 embellir embelliss-
en- [causative pref.] * see en-
en- [使役前缀] *参见 en-
bel [beautiful] from Latin bellus * see deu- 2
bel [美丽的] 源自 拉丁语 bellus *参见 deu- 2
【引伸】
embel.lisher
n.(名词)