decorate

• vt. 装饰；布置；授勋给
• vi. 装饰；布置

来自decor, 装饰。

decorate

decorate: [16] Decorate comes from Latin decorātus, the past participle of decorāre ‘make beautiful’, a verb derived from decus ‘ornament’. Its root, decor-, also produced the adjective decorus ‘beautiful, seemly’, from which English gets decorous [17] and, via its neuter singular form, decorum [16]. Décor is a 19th-century borrowing from French, where it was a derivative of the verb décorer. From the same ultimate source come decent and dignity.
=> decent, dignity, decorous

decorate (v.)

early 15c., from Latin decoratus, past participle of decorare "to decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify," from decus (genitive decoris) "an ornament," from PIE root *dek- "to receive, be suitable" (see decent). Related: Decorated; decorating.

1. Use shells to decorate boxes, trays, mirrors or even pots.

用贝壳来装点盒子、托盘、镜子甚至是花盆。

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2. How could we decorate the room to liven it up?

我们怎么才能把这房间装饰得更有生气呢？

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3. Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.

用剩余的油酥面皮装饰苹果。

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4. Decorate the tunic with sequins or glitter.

用些圆形小金属片或发光小亮片装饰这件女式短上衣。

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5. Constable posters decorate the walls.

康斯太布尔风景画的海报装点着那些墙面。

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