| 单词 | flamboyant |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [flæm'bɔiənt] |
| 解释 | a.艳丽的，炫耀的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.艳丽的，炫耀的( too showy or ornate; florid extravagant) 【考】 反义词：subdued(柔 和的); understate(保守的) 【记】 flamb(=flame火焰)+o yant→火焰一般的；分割记忆：flam(火), boy(男孩),ant(蚂蚁) 【例】 a flamboyant orange shirt |
| 字源 | flamboyant (adj.) 1832, first used of a 15c.-16c. architectural style with flame-like curves, from French flamboyant "flaming, wavy," present participle of flamboyer "to flame," from Old French flamboier (12c.), from flambe "flame," from flamble, variant of flamme, from Latin flammula (see flame (n.)). Extended sense of "showy, ornate" is 1879. Related: Flamboyantly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 装饰华丽的; 灿烂辉煌的 = resplendent = ornate; 炫耀的 = showy 【记】flam = flame(n 火焰)－火焰一般的－灿烂辉煌的flame一般的boy对着ant(n 蚂蚁)炫耀 【类】furtive: openness = flamboyant: reserved秘密的不会公开 = 炫耀的不会保留 【反】subdued(adj 屈服的; 柔和的); natural(adj 自然的)understated(adj 朴素的; 有节制的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】flame + boy 火孩子 |
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