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    efflorescence

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ef·flo·res·cence /ˌefləˈresəns/ noun [uncountable] literary  DEVELOPthe action of something forming and developing, or the period of time when this happens 发展(期)，全盛(期) There was an efflorescence of scientific publication in the period 1645-1660. 1645年至1660年，科学出版呈现一片繁荣景象。
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    efflorescence• This efflorescence was undoubtedly linked to general progress throughout the Far East.    Origin efflorescence (1600-1700) French Latin efflorescere “to come into flower”, from flos; → FLORA
    ef·flo·res·cence nounChineseSyllable
    and of the action forming Corpus developing, something


    efflorescence
    ef‧flo‧res‧cence /ˌefləˈresəns/ noun [uncountable] literary
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: Latin efflorescere __to come into flower__, from flos; ⇨ flora
    the action of something forming and developing, or the period of time when this happens:
        There was an efflorescence of scientific publication in the period 1645-1660.


    ef·flor·es·cenceBrE /ˌefləˈresns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌefləˈresns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (formal) the most developed stage of sth 全盛期；最高潮期(chemistry 化学) the powder which appears on the surface of bricks, rocks, etc. when water evaporates （砖、岩石等表面的）风化物