| 释义 |
tu·mes·cent
\-sənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin tumescent-, tumescens, present participle of tumescere to swell up, incho, of tumēre to swell
1. : somewhat tumid, swollen, or inflated
< tumescent tissue >
2. : bombastic, tumid 3
3. : swelling with fullness of thought or emotion : teeming, pregnant
< a tumescent flow of thought — H.G.Wells > |