embellish writing; polish text
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to embellish; to polish; to adorn (writing or rhetoric)
literaryA literary term referring to the careful polishing and ornamental embellishment of language, especially in formal or classical writing. Often implies attention to rhetorical flourish.
Cí词
jù句
pǔ朴
shí实
wú无
huá华
，
bù不
zhòng重
zǎo藻
shì饰
。
The phrasing is simple and unadorned, not emphasizing rhetorical embellishment.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
jīng经
guò过
zǐ仔
xì细
zǎo藻
shì饰
，
wén文
cǎi采
fěi斐
rán然
。
This article, carefully polished and embellished, displays remarkable literary elegance.
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Hǎo好
de的
wén文
zhāng章
bù不
zài在
yú于
cí辞
zǎo藻
de的
huá华
lì丽
zǎo藻
shì饰
，
ér而
zài在
yú于
nèi内
róng容
de的
zhēn真
shí实
。
A good piece of writing lies not in the ornate embellishment of diction, but in the authenticity of its content.