If you do something decoratively, you do it to make a thing or a place look pretty, not because that extra bit has a real job. Fruit might sit decoratively on a cake; wood might be carved decoratively on a box that still works as a plain box. You meet the word more in writing about food, crafts, and design than in chat.

If如果 you do something decoratively你decoratively做某件事, you do it你做這件事 to make a thing or a place look pretty是為了讓一個東西或一個地方看起來漂亮, not because不是因為 that extra bit那多出來的部分 has a real job有實際的用途. Fruit水果 might sit decoratively可能decoratively擺 on a cake在蛋糕上; wood木頭 might be carved decoratively可能被decoratively雕刻 on a box在一個盒子上 that still works as a plain box其實還是能當普通盒子用. You你 meet the word遇到這個字 more更常 in writing about food, crafts, and design在寫食物、手工藝、設計的文章裡 than in chat而不是在聊天裡.

Though actually, decoratively does not mean beautifully. A thing can be done decoratively and still look busy, cheap, or too much. The word only tells you the purpose was looks, not use.

Though actually不過其實, decoratively decoratively does not mean不代表 beautifully beautifully(很美). A thing一件東西 can be done decoratively可以是decoratively做的 and still look busy, cheap, or too much卻還是看起來很雜亂、廉價,或太過頭. The word這個字 only tells you只是告訴你 the purpose was looks目的是好看, not use不是實用.

Compare a handle placed so you can hold the bag, and a handle placed decoratively so the bag looks fancy — one is for the hand, one is for the eye. In speech, people often just say 'for decoration' or 'just to look nice.'

Compare比較一下 a handle placed一個裝的把手 so you can hold the bag為了讓你能提起袋子, and和 a handle placed decoratively一個decoratively裝的把手 so the bag looks fancy為了讓袋子看起來時髦 — one is for the hand一個是為了手, one is for the eye一個是為了眼睛. In speech在口語裡, people人們 often常常 just say就直接說 'for decoration''for decoration'(為了裝飾) or或 'just to look nice''just to look nice'(只是為了好看).