修飾

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 修飾, read しゅうしょく, and it combines 修, meaning refine, with 飾, meaning decorate.
• Basic usage: 修飾 is grammatical modification that qualifies another word or decorative elaboration added to writing or expression.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Grammatical modification and stylistic ornamentation
  • The forms are 修飾している and 修飾. The first describes an adverb qualifying a following verb; the second refers to excessive decorative expression in prose.
• An adverb-verb relation and removal of excess wording
  • この副詞は後ろの動詞を修飾している。 — This adverb modifies the verb that follows it.
  • 過度な修飾を省くと文章が読みやすくなった。 — Removing excessive ornamentation made the writing easier to read.