with a flourish
with a flourish 多与 sign、open、produce 等动作动词连用,表示动作夸张、引人注目。
She signed the document with a flourish.
她潇洒地挥笔在文件上签了名。
装饰;花饰;花体字;号角齐鸣;华丽的音乐段落;华丽辞藻;浮夸的言辞;如挥旗般的戏剧性动作;炫耀的动作
A showy or dramatic gesture, such as a sweeping wave of the hand or a flag.
如挥旗般的戏剧性动作
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
炫耀的动作
a showy gesture
装饰
An ornamentation.
书写中的装饰性修饰
an ornamental embellishment in writing
如号角声般的隆重乐段
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
华丽的言辞或语言展示
a display of ornamental speech or language
建筑上的装饰性点缀
A decorative embellishment on a building.
He made a grand flourish with his hand as he finished the performance.
表演结束时,他做了一个夸张的手势。
用法提示:flourish作名词,意为“夸张的动作”。
AI contextual example
The calligrapher added a flourish to the letter's initial.
书法家给信的开头加了一个花体装饰。
用法提示:flourish作名词,意为“华丽的装饰”。
AI contextual example
His speech was full of rhetorical flourishes that impressed the audience.
他的演讲充满了华丽的辞藻,给观众留下了深刻印象。
用法提示:flourish作名词(复数),意为“华丽的辞藻”。
AI contextual example
with a flourish 多与 sign、open、produce 等动作动词连用,表示动作夸张、引人注目。
She signed the document with a flourish.
她潇洒地挥笔在文件上签了名。
flourish 与 of 连用,可指一阵号角声、一挥笔或一串华丽的言辞。
A flourish of trumpets greeted the arriving guests.
一阵号角齐鸣迎接到来的宾客。
指为某物增添装饰或点缀,常用于写作、设计、摆盘等语境。
The chef added a decorative flourish to the plate.
厨师在盘子上添了一处装饰点缀。
与 flourish 的装饰性修饰义几乎最接近,常用于文字、绘画或建筑细节;但不指手臂或旗帜的挥动。
指具体的装饰品或点缀,范围比 flourish 广;flourish 多为细小的花式笔画或装饰,不一定是独立物件。
最通用,可广泛换用,但缺少 flourish 特有的花哨笔画或细节的意味。
偏正式,多用于人或场所的装饰,较少用于书写或建筑上的细小花纹。
grammar · medium
易错句子The conductor ended the piece with flourish.
正确表达The conductor ended the piece with a flourish.
flourish 作名词表示“挥动、炫耀性的动作”时是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词等限定词。汉语说“以一挥”这类表达不加冠词,所以容易漏掉 a;英语的固定搭配是 with a flourish。
grammar · medium
易错句子She added several flourish to her signature.
正确表达She added several flourishes to her signature.
flourish 是可数名词,被 several 修饰时必须用复数形式 flourishes。汉语名词没有单复数形态变化,学习者容易忽略这一点而误用单数。
grammar · medium
易错句子He took off his hat in a flourish.
正确表达He took off his hat with a flourish.
表示“以某种炫耀性的动作”时,英语固定用介词 with(with a flourish),不用 in。汉语“以……的姿态”容易让人直译成 in,从而用错介词。
对应“flourish”作“装饰;花饰;华丽点缀”的名词义,指不加修饰的简洁状态;不适用于“炫耀性手势”或“号角齐鸣”等义项。
fanfare 指真正由号角或小号吹奏的仪式性乐段,多用于庆典场合;flourish 指类似号角的华丽乐段,也可泛指任何炫耀性的挥动动作,范围更广。
embellishment 泛指添加的装饰或修饰成分,语气中性,可用于文字、音乐或建筑;flourish 更强调花哨、炫耀的装饰效果或夸张的动作姿态。
gesture 泛指任何手势或姿态,中性,常用来表达态度或意图;flourish 特指夸张、带表演意味的挥动动作,如挥旗、挥帽。
以夸张的动作;华丽地
He signed his name with a flourish.
他夸张地签下了自己的名字。
嘹亮的号角声;一阵号角齐鸣
The ceremony began with a flourish of trumpets.
典礼在嘹亮的号角声中开始。
最后的花式动作;收尾的精彩一笔
She ended the song with a final flourish.
她以一段华丽的收尾结束了这首歌。
修辞上的华丽辞藻;浮夸的言辞
His speech was full of rhetorical flourishes.
他的演讲充满了华丽的辞藻。
装饰性的花饰;点缀
The vase was painted with decorative flourishes.
这个花瓶上绘有装饰性花饰。
flourish 常指夸张的肢体动作,gesture 是其所属的更大类别。
flourish 的“号角乐段”含义常由小号演奏,两者常一同出现在仪式场景。
flourish 可指书写中带有装饰性的笔画,与书法艺术中的修饰话题相关。
两者都带有明显的展示、炫耀或隆重的意味,常用于描述仪式或表演。
flourish 也指建筑上的装饰性细节,因此可用于讨论建筑装饰风格。
以引人注目或夸张的方式
He signed his name with a flourish.
他炫耀地签下了自己的名字。
嘹亮的号角声;引人注目的开场或宣告
The play was announced with a flourish of trumpets.
这出戏在嘹亮的号角声中宣告开演。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
书法的装饰性花体笔触
The invitation was written with calligraphic flourishes.
请柬上用花体字写就,带有装饰性笔触。