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decorative

/dek-er-uh-tiv, dek-ruh-, dek-uh-rey-/US // ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə-, ˈdɛk əˌreɪ- //UK // (ˈdɛkərətɪv, ˈdɛkrətɪv) //

装饰性,装饰性的,装饰性强,装饰的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : serving or tending to decorate.
    • : Fine Arts. serving only to decorate, in contrast to providing a meaningful experience.

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Examples

  • That, of course, makes for an expensive endeavor, but “the tile becomes an interesting decorative layer in the room,” Ridder says.

  • A week later, I’d constructed a ten-by-six-foot L-shaped structure, bracketed by three posts crowned with old wood corbels—decorative supports—that I found in the junk pile.

  • Plants add a beautiful, elegant, and relaxing look to your home or office, and a festive decorative look to parties and gatherings.

  • These large, eye-catching, and decorative pieces will accentuate your space whilst educating and entertaining you and your guests.

  • The smaller, squatter size and decorative style make this a great option for small offices, or work-from-home spaces.

  • Decorative yes, but a daily handbag that will sweep through the closets of women worldwide?

  • The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.

  • Decorative value is largely incidental to artistic merit as defined by critics.

  • Having been taught Modernism, a school of thought that scoffs at the decorative, materials became his primary means of expression.

  • Undergarments did enjoy a brief moment of exposure in the 18th century, with the ruling class indulging in decorative corsets.

  • The painter breakfasting at the next table is hard at work on a decorative panel for a ceiling.

  • All decorative painting, carving, and inlaying is done by them; in short, they excel in all ingenious mechanical arts.

  • Over the wall was spread a coating of fine marble stucco for decorative purposes, which gave it a finish of dazzling white.

  • There is considerable decorative skill displayed in the edifice; but the work looks opaque and needs brightening up.

  • Silver, even, is less common in heavy decorative metal work than is solid gold.