adorn的词源

英文词源

adorn

adorn: see ornament

adorn (v.)

late 14c., "to decorate, embellish," also "be an ornament to," from Old French aorner "to order, arrange, dispose, equip; adorn," from Latin adornare "equip, provide, embellish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ornare "prepare, furnish, adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). The -d- was reinserted by French scribes 14c., in English from late 15c. Related: Adorned; adorning.

中文词源

adorn：装饰

发音释义：[ə'dɔrn] vt. 装饰；使生色

结构分析：adorn = ad（去）+ orn（布置）→装饰

词源解释：orn←拉丁语ornare（准备、布置、装饰）←拉丁语ordo（顺序、整理）

同源词： ornate（装饰），ornament（装饰），order（顺序），adornment（装饰品）

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adorn：修饰

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根orn,装饰，见ornament, 装饰物，词源同词根ord, 安排，见order.