表示“修饰”的动词辨析——adorn,decorate, embellish and garnish

请问各位老师，下列题目中为什么选择A项adorn呢？这几个动词选项的区别又在哪里呢？

Gold was considered divine in ancient Greece and was used to _______ temples and as an offering to the gods.

A. adorn B. decorate C. embellish D. garnish

查找过牛津词典后，我发现除了garnish是指装饰食物的意思外，其他单词的意思非常接近：

adorn:

(formal) to make sth/sb look more attractive by decorating it or them with sth 装饰；装扮

decorate:

1. ~ sth (with sth) to make sth look more attractive by putting things on it 装饰；装潢

2. (especially British English) to put paint, wallpaper , etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house 粉刷；油漆；糊墙纸

3. [动词 + 名词短语] to be placed on sth in order to make it look more attractive 点缀；装点

embellish:

1. to make sth more beautiful by adding decorations to it 美化；装饰；布置

2.to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true 对…加以渲染（或发挥）；润饰；对…添枝加叶

因此，我非常困惑，不知道为什么答案选择了A。希望可以得到各位老师的解答，万分感谢！

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