a decoration or other addition that is intended to make something more beautiful or interesting 点缀: 旨在使某件物品更加美观或有趣的装饰或其他附加物Good pasta needs very little embellishment. 好的意大利面食用不着过多装饰。 a sixteenth-century church with eighteenth-century embellishments 带有十八世纪装饰的十六世纪教堂
the addition of details to make a story more interesting, even if the details are not true 点缀: 添加细节以使故事更有趣,即使细节不是真实的She laid out the facts without embellishment or exaggeration. 她没有添油加醋或夸大事实。