florid
Significado: Having a red or flushed complexion; excessively ornate or elaborate in style, language, or decoration.
Florid has two related senses. Physically, a florid complexion suggests redness, often associated with high blood pressure, heavy drinking, or outdoor exposure. Stylistically, florid describes language, architecture, or music that is excessively elaborate and ornamental. In both senses, there is an implication of excess — too much colour or too much decoration.
Ejemplos
- The colonel had a florid complexion that deepened to crimson whenever he was contradicted. 这位上校有一张红润的面孔,每当被人反驳时就会变得更加通红。El coronel tenía una tez rubicunda que se tornaba carmesí cada vez que le contradecían.大佐は赤ら顔で、反論されるたびにその赤みは深紅色に深まった。대령은 붉은 안색을 하고 있었고, 반박을 받을 때마다 그 붉은 기운이 진홍색으로 깊어졌다.
- The baroque interior was almost overwhelmingly florid, with gilt cherubs adorning every available surface. 巴洛克风格的室内装饰华丽得几乎令人窒息,镀金的小天使装饰在每一个可用的表面上。El interior barroco era de una suntuosidad casi abrumadora, con querubines dorados adornando cada superficie disponible.バロック様式の内装はほとんど圧倒的なほど華美で、金箔の天使像があらゆる面を飾っていた。바로크 양식의 실내 장식은 거의 압도적일 만큼 화려했으며, 금박 입힌 천사상이 모든 표면을 장식하고 있었다.
- His florid prose style, once fashionable, now struck modern readers as exhaustingly overwrought. 他那华丽的文风曾一度流行,如今在现代读者看来却显得令人疲惫的矫揉造作。Su estilo de prosa recargado, otrora de moda, resultaba ahora agotadoramente ampuloso para los lectores modernos.彼の華美な文体はかつて流行したが、現代の読者にとってはうんざりするほど大仰に映った。그의 화려한 산문체는 한때 유행했지만, 현대 독자들에게는 지칠 정도로 과장된 것으로 느껴졌다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, medical, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin floridus (blooming, flowery), from flos, flor- (flower). Entered English in the mid-17th century, carrying both the literal (flushed) and figurative (ornate) senses from the start.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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