flamboyant
英 [flæm'bɒɪənt]
美 [flæm'bɔɪənt]
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火孩兒、紅孩兒。西遊記中的妖怪。
中文詞源
flamboyant 炫耀的來自古法語flamboiier, 閃光，照耀，詞源同flame. 拚寫受boy影響俗化。
英文詞源
- flamboyant (adj.)
- 1832, originally in reference to a 15c.-16c. architectural style with wavy, flame-like curves, from French flamboyant "flaming, wavy," present participle of flamboyer "to flame," from Old French flamboiier "to flame, flare, blaze, glow, shine" (12c.), from flambe "a flame, flame of love," from flamble, variant of flamme, from Latin flammula "little flame" (see flame (n.)). Extended sense of "showy, ornate" is from 1879. Related: Flamboyantly.
雙語例句
- 1. Freddie Mercury was a flamboyant star of the British hard rock scene.
- 弗雷迪·摩克瑞是英國硬搖滾樂界一顆耀眼的明星。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style.
- 評論家抨擊他大肆揮霍、恣意張揚的作風。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.
- 他的衣著在這種嚴肅場合太浮誇了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers.
- 他的外套上麵裝飾著一束豔麗刺目的鮮花.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His style of choreography is flamboyant.
- 他的舞蹈設計風格是複雜誇張的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》