English Dictionary

bedizen

IPA（発音記号）

/bɪˈdaɪzən/

動詞

他動詞 イングランド北部方言 イギリス英語 方言

(transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery. / (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.

日本語の意味

派手で安っぽい装飾を施す、目立つが品位に欠ける飾り付けをする / 汚す、汚れで覆う

They bedizen the historic theater with flashing neon signs and plastic flowers, spoiling its classical charm.

彼らは歴史ある劇場を点滅するネオンサインやプラスチックの造花でけばけばしく飾り、その古典的な魅力を損ねた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery.

Self is a great Fop and a great Slattern: Soul has given her very good Cloaths, fine Ornaments, plain and neat, but Self either leaves them, like a Slut, in every Corner of the House; or when she puts them on, she does bedizen them with Lace and Embroidery, Fringes and Ruffles, Patches, and Powder, that you can hardly see enough of the Garment to distinguish the excellent Stuff which it is made of […]

意味（2）

(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.

bedizens （ present singular third-person ）

bedizening （ participle present ）

bedizened （ participle past ）

bedizened （ past ）