adorn
verb (formal)to make something/somebody look more attractive by decorating it or them with something 装饰;装扮 - adorn something/somebody
Gold rings adorned his fingers. 他的手指上戴着几枚金戒指。 - (ironic)
Graffiti adorned the walls. 这些墙遭到乱画乱涂。 - adorn something/somebody/yourself with something
The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。 The children adorned themselves with flowers. 孩子们佩戴着鲜花。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAdorn is used with these nouns as the subject:- decoration
- cover
- wall
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin adornare, from ad- ‘to’ + ornare ‘deck, furnish’.- adorn something/somebody