(of a substance) lose moisture and turn to a fine powder on exposure to air (物质)风化;粉化 ■(of salts) come to the surface of brickwork, rock, or other material and crystallize there (盐在砖造建筑物,岩石等表面)霜化 ■(of a surface) become covered with salt particles (表面)起霜
reach an optimum stage of development 全盛 simple concepts that effloresce into testable conclusions. 上升为可验证结论的简单概念。
派生 efflorescence noun efflorescent adjective 语源
late 18th cent.: from Latin efflorescere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + florescere 'begin to bloom' (from florere 'to bloom', from flos, flor- 'flower')