修饰 has two main clusters of meaning. The first is about enhancing appearance or quality — decorating a room, embellishing a story, or polishing a piece of writing. The second is a technical linguistic sense: to modify or qualify a word, as in 形容词修饰名词 (adjectives modify nouns). As a noun, it refers to decoration or linguistic modification. The verb 修饰 is used in both concrete and abstract contexts, but it's less about adding ornamentation (装饰) and more about refining or adjusting.