/ˈɔːnəmənt/1
- a thing used or serving to adorn something but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine装饰品（尤指小雕像一类的小物件）。
1.1
- a quality or person adding grace, beauty, or honour to something增添光彩的品质; 争光者：
the design would be a great ornament to the metropolis.
这一设计将会为大都市增添不少光彩。
1.2
- mass noun decoration added to embellish something, especially a building（尤指建筑物）装饰：
it served more for ornament than for protection.
与其说它有防护作用不如说它有装饰作用。
1.3
ornaments
Music embellishments and decorations made to a melody【乐】装饰音。
1.4
- （一般作ornaments）Christian Church the accessories of worship, such as the altar, chalice, and sacred vessels【基督教】（圣坛、圣餐杯和圣器等）礼拜用品, 典礼用品。
/ˈɔːnəment/
with obj.
- adorn; beautify装饰, 点缀; 美化：
a jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat.
用来点缀你妻子漂亮脖子的珠宝。
词源
Middle 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.