efflorescence
/ef-luh-res-uhns/US // ˌɛf ləˈrɛs əns //UK // (ˌɛflɔːˈrɛsəns) //
风化,风化作用,风化现象,风化层
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : the state or a period of flowering.
- : an example or result of growth and development: These works are the efflorescence of his genius.
- : Chemistry. the act or process of efflorescing. the resulting powdery substance or incrustation.
- : Pathology. a rash or eruption of the skin.
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Examples
But the last few years have seen an incredible efflorescence of Pakistani writing in English.
The same appearance followed as in the preceding cases–an efflorescence on the arm without any effect on the constitution.
The art of any people is an outgrowth and efflorescence of an internal living principle: and as is the tree so is its fruit.
The ground itself was covered with a white efflorescence, which stuck to our feet, and made us slip at every step.
Commerce, then, is merely 'the efflorescence of our agriculture.'
Humanity is not the chief part of the charm of Cornwall, though sometimes it may seem the very efflorescence of the land.
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