embellishment

英 [?m'bel??m?nt] 美[?m'b?l??m?nt]
  • n. 裝飾,修飾;潤(rùn)色

英英釋意


1. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail;
"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
2. a superfluous ornament
3. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something