英语词汇“purple”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pur•ple n., adj., -pler, -plest.
n.

any color having both red and blue, esp. one deep in tone: [uncountable]colored rich, dark purple.[countable]a rich, dark purple.

adj.

of the color purple.
Rhetoricexaggerated and too ornate:purple prose.
profane or shocking, as language.

Idioms

Idioms born to the purple, of royal birth.

pur•plish, adj.

pur•ple n., -pler, -plest, adj., v., -pled, -pling.
n.

any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, esp. one deep in tone.
cloth or clothing of this hue, esp. as formerly worn distinctively by persons of imperial, royal, or other high rank.
Religionthe rank or office of a cardinal.
the office of a bishop.
imperial, regal, or princely rank or position.
deep red;
crimson.
Insectsany of several nymphalid butterflies, as Basilarchia astyanax (red-spotted purple,) having blackish wings spotted with red, or Basilarchia arthemis (banded purple or white admiral,) having brown wings banded with white.
Idioms born in or to the purple, of royal or exalted birth:Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye.

adj.

of the color purple.
imperial, regal, or princely.
brilliant or showy.
Rhetoricfull of exaggerated literary devices and effects;
marked by excessively ornate rhetoric:a purple passage in a novel.
profane or shocking, as language.

v.t., v.i.

to make or become purple.

Greek porphýra; compare purpure, porphyry
Latin purpura kind of shellfish yielding purple dye, the dye, cloth so dyed
Middle English purpel (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival), Old English purple (adjective, adjectival), variant of purpure bef. 1000

pur′ple•ness, n.

purple /ˈpɜːp^əl/ n

a dye or pigment producing such a colour
cloth of this colour, often used to symbolize royalty or nobility
the purple ⇒ high rank; nobility
the official robe of a cardinal
the rank, office, or authority of a cardinal as signified by this

adj

of the colour purple
(of writing) excessively elaborate or full of imagery: purple prose

Etymology: Old English, from Latin purpura purple dye, from Greek porphura the purple fish (Murex)

ˈpurpleness n ˈpurplish adj ˈpurply adj

单词	purple
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pur•ple /ˈpɜrpəl/USA pronunciation n., adj., -pler, -plest. n. any color having both red and blue, esp. one deep in tone: [uncountable]colored rich, dark purple.[countable]a rich, dark purple. adj. of the color purple. Rhetoricexaggerated and too ornate:purple prose. profane or shocking, as language. Idioms Idioms born to the purple, of royal birth. pur•plish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pur•ple (pûr′pəl),USA pronunciation n., -pler, -plest, adj., v., -pled, -pling. n. any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, esp. one deep in tone. cloth or clothing of this hue, esp. as formerly worn distinctively by persons of imperial, royal, or other high rank. Religionthe rank or office of a cardinal. the office of a bishop. imperial, regal, or princely rank or position. deep red; crimson. Insectsany of several nymphalid butterflies, as Basilarchia astyanax (red-spotted purple,) having blackish wings spotted with red, or Basilarchia arthemis (banded purple or white admiral,) having brown wings banded with white. Idioms born in or to the purple, of royal or exalted birth:Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye. adj. of the color purple. imperial, regal, or princely. brilliant or showy. Rhetoricfull of exaggerated literary devices and effects; marked by excessively ornate rhetoric:a purple passage in a novel. profane or shocking, as language. v.t., v.i. to make or become purple. Greek porphýra; compare purpure, porphyry Latin purpura kind of shellfish yielding purple dye, the dye, cloth so dyed Middle English purpel (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival), Old English purple (adjective, adjectival), variant of purpure bef. 1000 pur′ple•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purple /ˈpɜːp^əl/ n a dye or pigment producing such a colour cloth of this colour, often used to symbolize royalty or nobility the purple ⇒ high rank; nobility the official robe of a cardinal the rank, office, or authority of a cardinal as signified by this adj of the colour purple (of writing) excessively elaborate or full of imagery: purple prose Etymology: Old English, from Latin purpura purple dye, from Greek porphura the purple fish (Murex) ˈpurpleness n ˈpurplish adj ˈpurply adj
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