Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #5326
purple
紫色的
Having the color purple.
- 1.
Of a purple hue.
紫色的。
- 2.
Imperial; regal.
帝王的；王室的。
- 3.
Blood-red; bloody.
血红色的；血腥的。
- 4.
Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
(语言)过分华丽的,如紫色散文。
- 5.
Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
(指赛道圈、分段等)在给定赛段中完成时间最快的。
帝王的；皇家的；辞藻华丽的；血红色的；血色的；（单圈或赛段）最快的；紫色的。
In use
She painted her room purple to create a calm atmosphere.
His face turned purple from anger during the argument.
The sunset painted the sky in shades of purple and orange.
purple + noun
She wore a purple dress.
她穿了一件紫色的连衣裙。
be + purple
The flowers are purple.
这些花是紫色的。
turn + purple
His face turned purple with rage.
他的脸因愤怒而变紫。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- deep purple
- 深紫色
- She wore a deep purple dress to the ceremony.她在典礼上穿了一条深紫色的连衣裙。
- purple prose
- 辞藻华丽的文字
- The author's purple prose often distracts from the plot.这位作者辞藻华丽的文字常常使读者忽略情节。
- turn purple
- （因愤怒、寒冷等）变成紫色
- His face turned purple with rage.他气得脸色发紫。
- Purple Heart
- 紫心勋章
- He received the Purple Heart for his bravery in battle.他因在战斗中的英勇表现而获颁紫心勋章。
Idioms & figurative uses
- born to the purple
- 出身王室；生于帝王之家The prince was born to the purple, so he never knew a life outside the palace.这位王子生于王室，从未体验过宫廷以外的生活。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 purple 拆成 p + ur + ple 来记：首字母 p 像紫色画笔，ur 像紫色墨水流痕，ple 像颜料滴落——满纸紫色。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、服装与设计、艺术与自然描写 表示“紫色的”这一含义时，purple 通常在正式与非正式场合都较常用，属于中性词汇，多用于颜色描述，如衣物、设计或自然景色。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common perfect rhymes for purple (/ˈpɝpəl/) are listed; these words share only the spelling ending -ple. The vowel before -ple differs in each case, so they are useful lookalikes rather than genuine rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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