Chinese | English |
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修饰 verb | adorn [adorned, adorning, adorns](to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate) |
修饰 /xiūshì/ verb | embellish [embellished, embellishing, embellishes](to make more beautiful and attractive) prettify [prettified, prettifying, prettifies](make pretty or prettier) |
修饰语 /xiūshìyǔ/ noun | epithet [epithets](term used to characterize a person or thing) modifier [modifiers](grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) |
矛盾修饰法 /máodùn xiūshìfǎ/ noun | oxymoron [oxymorons](figure of speech) |
被修饰词 /bèixiūshìcí/, 被限定詞 noun | modificand(word, phrase, or clause which has been modified) |
遗传修饰 /yíchuán xiūshì/ noun | genetic modification(deliberate modification of genetic structure) |