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decorative adjective decorative ♦︎ fancy ♦︎ ornamentalThese words all describe things that are highly decorated. 这些词均形容物品属装饰性的、作装饰用的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a decorative / a fancy / an ornamental design◆decorative / fancy packaging◆a decorative / an ornamental fountain / plant / tree◆very decorative / fancy◆highly / purely / merely decorative / ornamental■ decorative /ˈdekərətɪv; NAmE ˈdekəreɪtɪv/ (of an object or building) decorated in a way that makes it attractive; intended to look attractive or pretty （物体或建筑）装饰过的；装饰性的；作装饰用的◆The mirror is functional yet decorative.这面镜子既有实际用途，也有装饰作用。◆These are purely decorative arches.这些拱门纯属装饰。■ fancy [usually before noun] unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours 过于复杂的；花哨的；（尤指小物件）精致的，绚丽的◆The kitchen was full of fancy gadgets.厨房里有各式各样精巧的小器具。◆They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.他们给这个舞蹈增加了许多复杂的舞步。◆We sell a wide range of fancy goods (= things sold as ornaments or gifts).我们出售各种各样的饰物和礼品。OPP plain , simple ⇨ plain adj. 1 ■ ornamental /ˌɔːnəˈmentl; NAmE ˌɔːrnəˈmentl/ used as decoration rather than for a practical purpose 装饰性的；点缀的◆There was an ornamental fountain in the middle of the garden.花园的中心有一装饰性喷泉。 see also ornament ⇨ ornament NOTE 辨析 Decorative or ornamental?Both these words can describe sth that is used as a decoration rather than for practical purposes, but decorative is also used to describe anything that is highly decorated. It has a very wide range of collocates. Ornamental is used especially to describe features of a building or garden; collocates include garden, fountain, lake, pond, pool, plant, tree and shrub. 这两个词都可形容某物具有装饰性而非实用性，但decorative也可形容物品装饰得非常绚丽，并有广泛的搭配词；ornamental尤用于描述建筑或花园的特征，搭配词有garden、fountain、lake、pond、pool、plant、tree和shrub。 |