单词 | flamboyant |
释义 | flamboyant From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishflamboyantflam‧boy‧ant /flæmˈbɔɪənt/ adjective1 SHOW OFFbehaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice youflamboyant style/character/personality his flamboyant style of playflamboyant gesture. He lifted his arms in a 2 COLOUR/COLORbrightly coloured and easily noticed flamboyant clothes She has red hair and a rather flamboyant appearance. —flamboyantly adverb —flamboyance noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusflamboyant• He is one of football's most flamboyant characters.• a young woman in flamboyant clothes• He is very different from his flamboyant father.• a flamboyant French businessman• Gotti was a flamboyant New York mobster.• The ex-actress, who died ten days ago at 63, was famed for her flamboyant personality.• a flamboyant red sequined dressflamboyant gesture• Spencer lifted his arms in a flamboyant gesture and Emily felt physically sick at the mere thought of marrying him.Origin flamboyant (1800-1900) French present participle of flamboyer “to flame” |
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