flamboyant

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a. 火焰似的, 辉耀的, 华丽的

发音

UK /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/
US /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/
AU /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/

词形变化

flamboyants 复数 flamboyants more flamboyant 比较级 most flamboyant 最高级

别名

Flamboyant

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.

    凤凰木

adj.
  1. 1.

    Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

    1920, Frederic Taber Cooper, The Craftsmanship of Writing, Chapter VI: The Question of Clearness, But a scorn of flamboyant neckties and checkerboard trousers is no excuse for going to the opposite extreme of a blue flannel shirt and overalls; […] .

  2. 2.

    Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

    炫耀

    建筑
  3. 3.

    Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

flame tree peacock flower royal poinciana
形容词

同义词 4

showy aureate florid splashy

近义相关 3

fancy pretentious ostentatious

相关短语

flamboyant cuttlefish flamboyant cuttlefishes

词源

Borrowed from French flamboyant (“flaming, wavy”), participle of flamboyer (“to flame”), from Old French flamboier, from flambe (“flame”). The architectural style derives its name from the flame-like shapes in the tracery.

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