florid

florid
[ˈflɒrɪd]
adjective
  1. having a red or flushed complexion
    (面色)红润的,血色好的,脸发红的
    a stout man with a florid face.
    面色红润的壮汉。
  2. elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated
    复杂精细的,过于复杂的
    florid operatic-style music was out.
    过于复杂的歌剧风格音乐过时了。
    ■(of language) using unusual words or complicated rhetorical constructions
    (语言)华丽的,过分修饰的
    the florid prose of the nineteenth century.
    19世纪词藻华丽的散文。
  3. (Medicine)(of a disease or its manifestations) occurring in a fully developed form
    (医)(疾病,症状)充分显现的,显示全部典型症状的
    florid symptoms of psychiatric disorder.
    充分显现的精神紊乱症状。
派生
floridity
noun
floridly
adverb
floridness
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin floridus, from flos, flor- 'flower'
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