单词 | flourish |
释义 | Word Frequency flourish(ˈflʌrɪʃ) verb 1. (intransitive) to thrive; prosper 2. (intransitive) to be at the peak of condition 3. (intransitive) to be healthy plants flourish in the light 4. to wave or cause to wave in the air with sweeping strokes 5. to display or make a display 6. to play (a fanfare, etc) on a musical instrument 7. (intransitive) to embellish writing, characters, etc, with ornamental strokes 8. to add decorations or embellishments to (speech or writing) 9. (intransitive) an obsolete word for blossom noun 10. the act of waving or brandishing 11. a showy gesture he entered with a flourish 12. an ornamental embellishment in writing 13. a display of ornamental language or speech 14. a grandiose passage of music 15. an ostentatious display or parade 16. obsolete a. the state of flourishing b. the state of flowering Derived forms flourisher (ˈflourisher) noun Word origin C13: from Old French florir, ultimately from Latin flōrēre to flower, from flōs a flower |
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