blossom: [OE] Blossom probably comes ultimately from an Indo-European base *bhlōs-, which was also the source of Latin flōs, from which English gets flower. It seems reasonable to suppose, in view of the semantic connections, that this *bhlōs- was an extended form of *bhlō-, from which English gets blade, bloom, and the now archaic verb blow ‘come into flower’. => blade, bloom, blow, flower
c. 1200, from Old English blostm, blostma "blossom, flower, fruit," from Proto-Germanic *blo-s- (cognates: Middle Low German blosom, Dutch bloesem, German Blust), from PIE *bhlow-, extended form of *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom" (see folio). This is the native word, now largely superseded by bloom (n.1) and flower (n.).
late 14c., from Old English blostmian, from blostma "blossom, flower" (see blossom (n.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Related: Blossomed; blossoming.
双语例句
1. The cherry blossom came out early in Washington this year.
今年华盛顿的樱花开得很早。
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2. Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?
为什么有的人比他人大器晚成？
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3. The trees are in blossom .
树上鲜花盛开。
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4. The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.
春天树上的花很漂亮.
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5. Hopefully the tree will produce some blossom next year.
