The ornate ironwork on the bridge was cut away during a renovation and survives only in photographs.
桥上华丽的铁艺装饰在一次翻修中被拆除，如今只存于照片。
Which choice best defines “ornate”?
A — Elaborately decorated.. “ornate” means Elaborately decorated..
Which word means “Elaborately decorated.”?
C — ornate. “ornate” means Elaborately decorated..
ornate — Elaborately decorated.. In Chinese: 华丽的；装饰繁复的.
ornate is pronounced //ɔːˈneɪt//.
The ornate ironwork on the bridge was cut away during a renovation and survives only in photographs. (桥上华丽的铁艺装饰在一次翻修中被拆除，如今只存于照片。)
elaborate, decorative, embellished — all close in meaning to ornate (Elaborately decorated.).
plain, austere — each the opposite of ornate (Elaborately decorated.).
Yes. ornate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
orn(装饰) → 精雕细饰。