每日单词：ornament

ornament /ˈɔːnəmənt/

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外刊例句

The top tusks thus appear to be like a billboard that shouts, "Look at me, I'm the biggest." After all, only the strongest, best fed individuals can afford to produce such an ostentatious ornament. Of course, tusks can do more than just say “Hey. How you doin’?”

（独角鲸）上面的牙看起来就像一块广告牌，上面写着:“看看我，我是最大的。”毕竟，只有最强壮、吃得最饱的才有这种招摇的装饰品。当然，长牙能做的不仅仅是说“嘿，你好吗”。

——《科学美国人》

基本释义

ornament：An ornament is an attractive object that you display in your home or in your garden.

n. 装饰品；装饰

追根溯源

单词ornament里的词根orn来自拉丁语ornare，表示“装饰”，所以，在英语里包含orn的单词，多与此相关：

adorn /əˈdɔːn/ v. 装饰；修饰

adornment /əˈdɔːnmənt/ n. 装饰；装饰品

ornate /ɔːˈneɪt/ adj. 装饰华丽的

影视例句

在美剧《摩登家庭》中，客串教练的Jordan（小乔丹）在篮球比赛最后一刻想让Phil上，对话中就用到了今天的单词：

Jordan: All right, guys - tie game, three seconds left. There's only one thing that they're not gonna be expecting. There's only one thing that they're not gonna be expecting. We're gonna get the ball to Phil.

Phil: What?

Jordan: They're not even guarding you. I'm so sure of this play, I just bet Barkley my car. No, it's a Phantom with my head as thehood ornament.

-大家听好了，现在追平了，就剩下最后三秒钟，我们要做世上唯一一件他们意想不到的事情，我们要把球传给菲尔。

-什么?

-他们甚至防都不防你，我对这招很有信心，我跟巴克利赌上我的车了，是以我头像为车头标志的劳斯莱斯幻影。