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    If you do something decoratively, you do it to make a thing or a place look pretty, not because that extra bit has a real job. Fruit might sit decoratively on a cake; wood might be decoratively on a box that still works as a plain box. You meet the word more in writing about food, crafts, and design than in chat. Though actually, decoratively does not mean beautifully. A thing can be done decoratively and still look busy, cheap, or too much. The word only tells you the purpose was looks, not use. Compare a handle placed so you can hold the bag, and a handle placed decoratively so the bag looks fancy — one is for the hand, one is for the eye. In speech, people often just say 'for decoration' or 'just to look nice.'

    裝飾性地、作為點綴(為了好看、不一定實用;不是「很美地」)

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組成From decorative + -ly. Decorative means 'for decoration, for looks'; -ly makes it 'in that way.'

同家族的字

  • decorativethe adjective this adverb is built from
  • decoratethe verb in the same family
  • decorationwhat you add when you are doing something decoratively
  • decorthe overall look those decorative choices make

原始詞典資料1 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。

decorativelyadv/ˈdɜkɹətɪvli/

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    In a decorative manner.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。