embellish
verb (formal)- embellish something
to make something more beautiful by adding decoration to it 美化；装饰；布置 The huge carved door was embellished with brass door knockers. 巨大的雕花门用黄铜门环装饰。 embellished with gold lettering/golden embroidery/jewellery/precious metal/sweeping chintz curtains 点缀着金色字体/金色刺绣/珠宝/贵金属/印花棉布窗帘
- embellish something
to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true 对…加以渲染（或发挥）；润饰；对…添枝加叶 His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met. 他在游记里加油添醋地提到了很多与名人邂逅的细节。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.