单词 | Florentine |
释义 | Florentine/ˈflɒr(ə)ntʌɪn /adjective 1Relating to Florence.Not only do the voices in the journal bear no mark of an illiterate 16 th-century shepherd or 15 th-century Florentine teenager; they do not even sound like the voice of an early 20 th-century art historian....
2 (florentine /ˈflɒr(ə)ntiːn/) [postpositive] (Of a dish) served on a bed of spinach: eggs florentine...
noun 1A native or citizen of Florence.But if the Florentines of today can call upon the ingenuity of their predecessors, not the least of them Leonardo, they will find the solutions, and the lady may yet achieve another brilliant rebirth....
2A biscuit consisting mainly of nuts and preserved fruit, coated on one side with chocolate.While Lippi was completing the Strozzi commission, Florentines were listening to Savonarola inveighing against the deceitful seductions of modern painters....
OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from French Florentin(e) or Latin Florentinus, from Florentia 'Florence'. |
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