英语词汇“flair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flair

/flɛː

noun

1 [in singular] A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well: she had a flair for languages [mass noun]: none of us had much artistic flair...

He had a flair for drawing and an ability to grasp and execute delicate model settings.
They are coming to Bangalore to hunt for some gifted youngsters, with a flair for acting.
He was gifted with his hands and had a natural flair for wood-turning and carpentry.

Synonyms

aptitude, talent, gift, knack, instinct, natural ability, ability, capability, capacity, faculty, facility, skill, bent, feel, genius

2 [mass noun] Stylishness and originality: she dressed with flair...

Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair.
She went for a formal and textured look with a touch of modernity and lots of flair and originality.
He did, however, have an innate grasp of public relations, dressing with flair so people would notice him.

Synonyms

style, stylishness, panache, verve, dash, elan, finesse, poise, elegance, sparkle, brio;

inventiveness, creativity;

taste, good taste, discernment, discrimination

informal class, pizzazz

Origin

Late 19th century: from French, from flairer 'to smell', based on Latin fragrare 'smell sweet'. Compare with fragrant.

This word for ‘instinctive aptitude’ comes from French, from flairer ‘to smell’, based on Latin fragrare ‘smell sweet’, source also of fragrant (Late Middle English) and fragrance (mid 17th century). The notion is one of having the ability to detect the ‘scent, essence’ of something and the know-how to react accordingly.

单词	flair
释义	flair /flɛː / noun 1 [in singular] A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well: she had a flair for languages [mass noun]: none of us had much artistic flair... He had a flair for drawing and an ability to grasp and execute delicate model settings. They are coming to Bangalore to hunt for some gifted youngsters, with a flair for acting. He was gifted with his hands and had a natural flair for wood-turning and carpentry. Synonyms aptitude, talent, gift, knack, instinct, natural ability, ability, capability, capacity, faculty, facility, skill, bent, feel, genius 2 [mass noun] Stylishness and originality: she dressed with flair... Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair. She went for a formal and textured look with a touch of modernity and lots of flair and originality. He did, however, have an innate grasp of public relations, dressing with flair so people would notice him. Synonyms style, stylishness, panache, verve, dash, elan, finesse, poise, elegance, sparkle, brio; inventiveness, creativity; taste, good taste, discernment, discrimination informal class, pizzazz Origin Late 19th century: from French, from flairer 'to smell', based on Latin fragrare 'smell sweet'. Compare with fragrant. This word for ‘instinctive aptitude’ comes from French, from flairer ‘to smell’, based on Latin fragrare ‘smell sweet’, source also of fragrant (Late Middle English) and fragrance (mid 17th century). The notion is one of having the ability to detect the ‘scent, essence’ of something and the know-how to react accordingly. Rhymes affair, affaire, air, Altair, Althusser, Anvers, Apollinaire, Astaire, aware, Ayer, Ayr, bare, bear, bêche-de-mer, beware, billionaire, Blair, blare, Bonaire, cafetière, care, chair, chargé d'affaires, chemin de fer, Cher, Clair, Claire, Clare, commissionaire, compare, concessionaire, cordon sanitaire, couvert, Daguerre, dare, debonair, declare, derrière, despair, doctrinaire, éclair, e'er, elsewhere, ensnare, ere, extraordinaire, Eyre, fair, fare, fayre, Finisterre, flare, Folies-Bergère, forbear, forswear, foursquare, glair, glare, hair, hare, heir, Herr, impair, jardinière, Khmer, Kildare, La Bruyère, lair, laissez-faire, legionnaire, luminaire, mal de mer, mare, mayor, meunière, mid-air, millionaire, misère, Mon-Khmer, multimillionaire, ne'er, Niger, nom de guerre, outstare, outwear, pair, pare, parterre, pear, père, pied-à-terre, Pierre, plein-air, prayer, questionnaire, rare, ready-to-wear, rivière, Rosslare, Santander, savoir faire, scare, secretaire, share, snare, solitaire, Soufrière, spare, square, stair, stare, surface-to-air, swear, Tailleferre, tare, tear, their, there, they're, vin ordinaire, Voltaire, ware, wear, Weston-super-Mare, where, yeah
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