| 单词 | purple prose/passage |
| 释义 | purple prose/passage From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpurple prose/passagepurple prose/passageALwriting that uses difficult or unusual words – used to show disapproval → purpleExamples from the Corpuspurple prose/passage• In his maturity what he remembered of his style of speaking were purple passages and a rather caustic irony.• Lady Thatcher will be honing her purple prose for the debate in the Lords. |
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