单词 | efflorescence |
释义 | efflorescence (once / 17305 pages) 1n 2n 3n If your artistic career is in a period of efflorescence, that means you are producing the most work of your life, and it's very good. When something is in efflorescence, it is in bloom. Inside of efflorescence you see the Latin root flora which means plant. Use this to remember the blooming nature of the word. Try not to confuse this word with effervescent, which means bubbly and light, like a glass of seltzer or a cheerleader. WORD FAMILYefflorescence: efflorescences+/effloresce: effloresced, efflorescence, efflorescent, effloresces, efflorescing USAGE EXAMPLESArtistically, these posters represent a genuine efflorescence of talent in the field of graphic arts. Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) “All of these young gay men really benefited from the efflorescence of feminism, but we didn’t have to do the heavy lifting of consciousness raising.” Los Angeles Times(Sep 16, 2016) There are at least two good things about the seasonal efflorescence of outdoor art in this city. New York Times(Jul 21, 2016) 1 1n the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Syn|Hyper anthesis, blossoming, florescence, flowering, inflorescence development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level 2n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bloom, blossom, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime golden age a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak period, period of time, time period an amount of time n any red eruption of the skin 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper rash, roseola, skin rash heat rash, miliaria, prickly heat obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urticationan itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs eruption symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible n a powdery deposit on a surface Syn|Hyper bloom crystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing the formation of crystals |
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