| 单词 | florid |
| 释义 | florid (once / 2384 pages) 1adj 2adj Something that's elaborate and full of extra flourishes is florid, whether it's your relatives' ornate decorating style or the way they talk, using a lot of unnecessarily long, complicated words. Florid is an adjective that entered English in the 17th century, via the French floride, from the Latin flōridus, "blooming." You can probably guess how Florida and flourish are related! Something overly decorated, such as a fussy living room, is florid in the flowery sense, while pale-skinned people with rosy cheeks are florid because they appear to be flourishing with good health. WORD FAMILYflorid: florider, floridity, floridly, floridness+/floridity: floridities USAGE EXAMPLESBut the opening scene, which culminates in a violent eruption, is totally unconvincing in both its abstract theatricality and florid turn into soap opera. Los Angeles Times(Nov 29, 2016) Like the meadow, Left unattended, Overgrown, florid With fragrance and rye, Amid the harsh hum Of dirty flies. The New Yorker(Nov 28, 2016) Instead she uses her approach to generate increasingly rich and even florid experiments in pure composition and color. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) 1 adj elaborately or excessively ornamented 2the senator's florid speech Syn aureate, flamboyant fancy not plain; decorative or ornamented adj inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life Syn rubicund, ruddy, sanguine healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease |
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