1·Only when European decorative themes were introduced did these meanings become obscured or even lost.
只有欧式装饰题材引进后，这些含义才变得模糊不清甚至消失。
2·Statues were created not for their decorative effect but to play a primary role in the cults of the gods, the king, and the dead.
人们不是为了装饰效果而创作了这些雕像，而是为了它们能在祭祀神灵、国王和逝者这一方面发挥主要作用。
3·Stained glass of course is simply glass that has been colored and cut into pieces and re-assembled to form a picture or a decorative design.
当然，彩色玻璃就是着色后切割成片，然后重新组装成一幅画或一个装饰设计的玻璃而已。
4·To twentieth-century eyes, Chinese pottery may appear merely decorative, yet to the Chinese, the form of each object and its adornment had meaning and significance.
以20世纪的眼光来看，中国的陶瓷似乎也仅仅用于装饰。但对中国人来说，每件物品的样式和其装饰都具有内涵和意义。
5·To truly experience the beauty of this decorative glass you should see it with light passing through it, especially sunlight, which is why stained glass is usually used for windows.
要真正体验这种装饰玻璃的美，你应该在有光通过它的时候看它，特别是在阳光通过的时候，这就是为什么彩色玻璃通常用于窗户上。
1·Building a neon sign is an art practiced by professionals trained on the job to mold glass tubes into decorative shapes and letters.
建造霓虹灯是一门艺术，由经过培训的专业人士在工作中把玻璃管塑造成装饰性的形状和字母。
2·She saw words engraved into the decorative metal.
她看到字母被刻入这装饰性的金属。
3·And I'll never hang decorative towels in the bathroom — all towels in the bathroom are for drying purposes.
而且我从来不在浴室里挂装饰性的毛巾——所有挂在浴室的毛巾都是为了晾干。
4·If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That makes it too easy.
如果你喜欢在前门上用一些装饰性的玻璃，就别让警报公司把控制板安装在我能看到的地方，不然嘿嘿，警报器我见多了，设置起来还不简单？
5·Later, tiered cakes, with their cement-like supports of decorative dried icing, also advertised affluence.
后来，出现了多层蛋糕，下面用装饰性的脱水糖霜做支撑，也是夸耀富裕。