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Flourish
  • v. 昌盛, 兴旺;活跃而有影响
  • [英] v. 昌盛, 兴旺 ( be successful) ; 活跃而有影响 ( very active and influential)
  • [类] 反义词: lack of embellishment ( 缺乏装饰) ; waste away ( 衰退)
  • [记] flour=flor ( 花) +ish -> 花一样开放 -> 繁荣

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I. verb

  • Etymology: Middle English florisshen, from Anglo-French fluriss-, stem of flurir, florir, from Vulgar Latin *florire, alteration of Latin florēre, from flor-, flos flower
  • Date: 14th century
  • intransitive verb
    • 1. to grow luxuriantly ; thrive
    • 2.
      • a. to achieve success ; prosper <a flourishing business>
      • b. to be in a state of activity or production <flourished around 1850>
      • c. to reach a height of development or influence
    • 3. to make bold and sweeping gestures
  • transitive verb
    • to wield with dramatic gestures ; brandish
  • Synonyms: see swing
  • ? flourisher noun
  • ? flourishingly adverb

II. noun

  • Date: circa 1552
  • 1. an act or instance of brandishing or waving
  • 2.
    • a. a florid bit of speech or writing <rhetorical flourishes>
    • b. an ornamental stroke in writing or printing
    • c. a decorative or finishing detail <a house with clever little flourishes>
  • 3. fanfare
  • 4.
    • a. a period of thriving
    • b. a luxuriant growth or profusion <a flourish of white hair><a springtime flourish of color>
  • 5. showiness in the doing of something <opened the door with a flourish>
  • 6. a sudden burst <a flourish of activity>


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