efflorescence
pronunciation
UK [ˌefləˈresns]
US [ˌɛfləˈrɛsəns]
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- n.
- 开花，风化
- 渗斑
Word Origin
efflorescence 开花，全盛期
ef-, 向外。-flor, 花，词源同florist, flower. 字面意思即鲜花盛开的时候，引申义全盛期。
Example
- 1. My mother 's presbyopic glasses are under efflorescence . Are they worth ?
- 我母亲的老花眼镜已经快风化了，值得吗？
- 2. Despite an efflorescence of striking architecture , both old and modern , britain 's second-biggest city is not doing well .
- 不管老式或现代引人侧目的建筑有多么繁盛，英国第二大城市的风光不再。
- 3. This period witnessed the efflorescence of ornate architecture .
- 这段时期是装饰华丽建筑的全盛时期。
- 4. The curtain of night interweaved the sound of evil 's efflorescence .
- 夜幕交织着恶之花绽开的声音。
- 5. The observers who chanced to be present at the house of old jolyon forsyte in stanhope gate , might have seen the highest efflorescence of the forsytes .
- 在老乔里恩福尔赛住的斯丹奴普门家里，一个旁观者如果碰巧在场的话，就会看到福尔赛家的全盛时代。
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