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elaborately

/ɪˈɫæbɹətɫi/ adv

In an elaborate manner.

Word Origin Elaborately comes from elaborate, which combines Latin e- 'out' and labor 'work' — literally 'worked out.' The -ate makes it an adjective/verb, and -ly an adverb. So something elaborately decorated has been worked out with great detail. The same labor root gives us laborious, collaborate (work together), and belabor (to work over excessively).

adv In an elaborate manner.

The wedding cake was elaborately decorated with intricate sugar flowers.

(副词) 精心地；细致地；精巧地

婚礼蛋糕装饰精美，上面有复杂的糖花。

(adverbio) elaboradamente; de manera elaborada; detalladamente; con detalle; minuciosamente [De manera elaborada.]

El pastel de boda estaba decorado de manera elaborada con intrincadas flores de azúcar.

(adverbe) de manière élaborée; minutieusement; avec soin; somptueusement [De manière élaborée, avec beaucoup de détails et de raffinement.]

Le gâteau de mariage était elaborately decorated avec de complexes fleurs en sucre.

(Adverb) aufwendig; kunstvoll; detailliert [Auf eine aufwendige, detaillierte oder kunstvoll gestaltete Weise.]

Die Hochzeitstorte war **elaborately** mit filigranen Zuckerblumen verziert.

(副詞) 精巧に。凝った作りで。入念に。

ウェディングケーキは精巧に飾られ、複雑な砂糖細工の花で彩られていた。

(advérbio) elaboradamente; requintadamente; detalhadamente; minuciosamente [De maneira elaborada.]

O bolo de casamento foi elaboradamente decorado com intrincadas flores de açúcar.

Synonyms: intricately complexly detailedly carefully ornately fancily extensively exhaustively Antonyms: simply plainly minimally roughly
Word parts: e + labor + ate + ly

Common collocations

be verb in prep with prep carved adj more adv decorate verb some adj carve verb on prep decorated adj often adv bond subst

Related words

laborer laborious collaboration collaborator belabor

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