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.
例文
1. He spends his time flitting between Florence ,Rome and Bologna.
彼はフィレンツェ、ローマ、ボローニャの3つの地の間を転々とした。
2.Every traveller on the Grand Tour had to visit Florence .