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单词 rose-colour
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rose-colourrose-colorv.

Brit. /ˈrəʊzˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈroʊzˌkələr/
Forms: see rose n.1 and adj.1 and colour v.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.1, colour v.
Etymology: < rose n.1 + colour v. Compare slightly earlier rose-coloured adj. and earlier rose colour n.
rare.
transitive. To make rose-coloured; (figurative) to cause to appear pleasant or attractive.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > action of making pleasant > make pleasant [verb (transitive)] > make appear pleasant
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1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 11 As for this beast, he hathe allready rose coloured him self a great while with sayntes blood.
1953 Chem. Week 15 Aug. 78/3 Another factor that rose-colors predictions for the coming months is the volume of mold sales.
1974 M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. xv. 281 Stimulation of RAS results in an enhanced state of arousal to environmental stimuli,..‘rose-coloring’ the individual's subjective appraisal of the world around him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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