chief city of Tuscany, also a fem. proper name, both from Latin Florentia, fem. of Florentius, literally "blooming," from florens (genitive florentis), present participle of florere "to flower" (see flourish). The city name is from Roman Colonia Florentia, "flowering colony," either literal or figurative, and became Old Italian Fiorenze, modern Italian Firenze.
双语例句
1. He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna.
他辗转于佛罗伦萨、罗马和博洛尼亚三地之间。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Every traveller on the Grand Tour had to visit Florence.
