Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5548
flourish
夸张的动作；炫耀性的手势
A showy or dramatic gesture, such as a sweeping wave of the hand or a flag.
- 1.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
如挥旗般的戏剧性动作
- 2.
a showy gesture
炫耀的动作
- 3.
An ornamentation.
装饰
- 4.
an ornamental embellishment in writing
书写中的装饰性修饰
- 5.
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
如号角声般的隆重乐段
- 6.
a display of ornamental speech or language
华丽的言辞或语言展示
- 7.
A decorative embellishment on a building.
建筑上的装饰性点缀
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
In use
He made a grand flourish with his hand as he finished the performance.
The calligrapher added a flourish to the letter's initial.
His speech was full of rhetorical flourishes that impressed the audience.
she entered with a great flourish
Connections
Collocations
- with a flourish
- 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。
- a flourish of trumpets
- 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。
- final flourish
- 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。
- rhetorical flourish
- 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。
- decorative flourish
- 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。
- calligraphic flourish
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆时想象指挥家猛地一挥指挥棒：这个夸张的戏剧性动作就叫 a flourish；它也可指装饰性的花体字。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品或正式描写、戏剧、公开表演中的夸张动作、建筑、书法等装饰艺术、典礼或音乐中的隆重乐段 flourish 作名词时通常用于正式或文学性语境，表示夸张的炫耀动作、装饰性的花饰或隆重的号角乐段。日常口语中较少出现，比较常见于‘with a flourish’这类固定搭配以及艺术、建筑、典礼等描写中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 flourish 真正押韵的是 nourish（/ˈnɝɪʃ/）。flour、cherish、perish、parish、foolish 拼写或结尾相似，但发音不同，不要按拼写类推：flour 读 /ˈflaʊər/，cherish 读 /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/，perish 读 /ˈpɛrɪʃ/，parish 读 /ˈpærɪʃ/，foolish 读 /ˈfuːlɪʃ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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