ornamental是什么意思？

ornamental

英[ˌɔ:nəˈmentl] 美[ˌɔrnəˈmentl]

• adj. 装饰的，装饰用的；
• n. 观赏植物，装饰物；

复数：ornamentals;

例句

• ornamental beds of roses 观赏用玫瑰花坛
• Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow - throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental. 中国的一种落叶灌木,粉红色花、具有黄色喉部,果实包被以刺毛; 常作为观赏植物栽培.
• An ornamental edge was pinked out with special scissors. 装饰花边是用专门的剪子剪成的.
• The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes. 溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊.
• The chimney pots are purely ornamental. 这些烟囱管帽纯属装饰。
• The houses had much ornamental ironwork. 那些房子有很多铁制装饰.
• The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house. 铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致.
• Ornamental grass such as mondo grass, pampas grass, blue fescue, etc. 观赏植物包括粗草 、 蒲苇 、 牛毛草等.
• A style with ornamental, poetic , curvilinear forms and lyrical the great peoplemes. 融装饰性 、 诗化的 、 曲线的形式和抒情主题为一体的艺术.
• The Corinthian painter's primary ornamental device was the animal frieze. 科林斯画家最初的装饰图案是动物形象的装饰带.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  （摆在某处）作装饰的
  Ornamental things have no practical function but are put in a place because they look attractive.
  例句
  ...ornamental trees. 观赏树
• ADJ-GRADED
  装饰性的；美观的
  Something that is ornamental is attractive and decorative.
  例句
  ...ornamental plaster mouldings. 装饰性石膏线脚

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  装饰的,装饰用的
  ornamental beds of roses 观赏用玫瑰花坛 The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house. 铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。 The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes. 溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
• Adjective
  1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
  "cosmetic fenders on cars""the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"