"one who cultivates flowers," especially "one who raises flowers for sale," 1620s, formed on analogy of French fleuriste, from Latin floris, genitive of flos "flower" (see flora) + -ist. Related: Floristry.
雙語例句
1. I've ordered some flowers from the florist's.
我向花店訂購了一些花。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The florist bunched the flowers up.
花匠把花捆成花束.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Florist shops , furriers , haberdashers, confectioners -- all followed in rapid succession.
鮮花店、皮草行、男子服飾用品店 、 糖果店, 一家挨著一家.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
4. Calls to the florist were always in vain - it was a cash purchase.
多次打電話詢問花店,均無所獲,蓋因系現(xiàn)金支付.
來自名作英譯部分
5. He ordered the coachman to stop at a florist's where he bought a bouquet of roses.