- [countable] (especially British English)
an object that is used as decoration in a room, garden, etc. rather than for a particular purpose 装饰品 a glass/silver ornament 玻璃/银饰品 - (British English, North American English)
Christmas tree ornaments 圣诞树装饰品 There were a few china ornaments on the shelf above the fireplace. 壁炉上方的架子上有几件瓷器装饰品。
- [countable] (formal)
an object that is worn as jewellery 首饰；饰物 Archaeologists have uncovered necklaces, pendants and other personal ornaments from the third century. 考古学家发现了3世纪的项链、垂饰和其他个人饰物。
- [uncountable] (formal)
the use of objects, designs, etc. as decoration 装饰；摆设；点缀 - ornament to something (formal)
a person or thing whose good qualities improve something 为…增添光彩的人（或事物） - ornaments[plural] (
music 音乐 features that are added when playing individual notes to make them more beautiful or interesting 装饰音 ornaments such as trills and mordents 颤音和魔登等装饰物 Ornaments are a crucial part of the baroque style. 装饰品是巴洛克风格的重要组成部分。
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘accessory’): from Old French ournement, from Latin ornamentum ‘equipment, ornament’, from ornare ‘adorn’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.