為了好看而加上去的東西
核心那一面的兩個切面：一個個物件，以及它們合起來的整體樣式。
ornament · noun · A2
Something pretty that you put in a place or on something to make it look more attractive, especially for a special day.
裝飾品；飾物
核心畫面
Picture the box of things that come out before a celebration — paper chains, lights, ribbons — and the finished look of the room once they are up. This one noun covers both: the objects you hang, and the overall style they create. It also covers the job of painting a room, and the medal pinned on a chest, because those are the same act of putting something on for others to see.
可以想成：慶祝之前拿出來的那一箱東西——紙鏈、燈串、緞帶——以及掛好之後整個空間呈現的樣子。這一個名詞把兩邊都包了：…更多收起
可以想成：慶祝之前拿出來的那一箱東西——紙鏈、燈串、緞帶——以及掛好之後整個空間呈現的樣子。這一個名詞把兩邊都包了：掛上去的那些物件，和它們合起來的風格。它也涵蓋粉刷房間這份工作，以及別在胸前的那枚勳章，因為那些都是同一個動作：把東西放上去，讓人看見。Three branches
房子的粉刷裝修
同一個字用在「把牆面弄好看」這份工作上，是英式英文的說法。
painting or wallpapering work · noun · B1
The work of painting or putting special paper on the inside walls and ceiling of a house or building (especially British English).
裝潢；粉刷裝修
勳章
別在身上的那個東西：形式上是裝飾，功能上是公開表彰。
medal or honour · noun · B2
An official honour, such as a medal, given for brave or important service.
勳章；獎章
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
decorationnoun/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
- 1
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- 2
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
- There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
- At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.
- 3
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
- 4
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- 5
Refurbishment; renovation
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。