Flourish



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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

Webster Collegiate

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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