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单词 efflorescence
释义 ef·flo·res·cence
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈresən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Latin efflorescere + Middle French -ence
1. : the period or state of flowering : anthesis
2.
 a. : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming
  < his concern for the organic roots of architecture and its eventual efflorescence in beauty — Lewis Mumford >
  < periods of higher prosperity and intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley >
 b. : an instance or example of developmental growth
  < that amazing efflorescence of genius — DeLancey Ferguson >
  < perhaps the most astonishing efflorescence of intellectual adventure in the history of mankind — Lancelot Hogben >
 c. : the result or culminating feature of a developmental process : outgrowth, flower
  < the change in art is merely the efflorescence of certain long prepared and anticipated effects — Roger Fry >
  < shows how the rich efflorescence of civilization in the West was achieved — Times Literary Supplement >
3. chemistry
 a. : the process of efflorescing
 b. : the powder or crust thus formed
4. : a redness of the skin : eruption (as in a rash)
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