a violet / violets
violet 作为可数名词，指堇菜属植物。
She picked a violet from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一朵紫罗兰。
紫罗兰色；紫色；紫罗兰的香味；紫罗兰色的衣服；（教会）紫色圣职衣；紫罗兰般娇美的人；堇菜属植物或花,尤指有香味的香堇菜；(不精确地)类似植物或花。
a small plant of the genus Viola with small flowers, or its flower
堇菜属植物或花,尤指有香味的香堇菜；(不精确地)类似植物或花。
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
多种低矮的紫罗兰,开小花
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
被认为像香堇菜的人,尤指其美丽和精致。
A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
光谱中蓝色之外的一种紫罗兰色
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
She picked a single violet and pressed it inside her notebook.
她摘了一朵紫罗兰，把它夹在笔记本里。
用法提示：violet 是名词，指紫罗兰花；a single violet 表示“单独一朵紫罗兰”。
In April, delicate violets bloom along the path in the park.
四月，娇嫩的紫罗兰在公园小路边盛开。
用法提示：violets 是 violet 的复数形式，作名词，指紫罗兰花，本句用复数表示多朵。
He gave his mother a pot of violets for her birthday.
他送给母亲一盆紫罗兰作为生日礼物。
用法提示：a pot of violets 中 violets 是名词复数，指紫罗兰花；a pot of 表示“一盆”。
violet 作为可数名词，指堇菜属植物。
She picked a violet from the garden.
她从花园里摘了一朵紫罗兰。
violet 作为不可数名词，指紫罗兰色。
The dress is a deep violet.
这条裙子是深紫罗兰色的。
violet 可作定语修饰名词，表示紫罗兰色。
She has beautiful violet eyes.
她有一双美丽的紫罗兰色的眼睛。
purple比violet更广义，涵盖红紫和蓝紫，violet特指偏蓝的紫色
lavender是浅紫色，带有灰色调，比violet更柔和
mauve是淡紫灰色，较violet更浅更灰
lilac是淡紫粉色，比violet更偏粉
amethyst是中紫偏红，比violet更深更亮
grammar · medium
易错句子The storm was very violet.
正确表达The storm was very violent.
violet（紫罗兰）与violent（猛烈的）拼写相似，但意义不同。学习者容易混淆拼写相近的单词，应使用violent表达强度。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me two violet.
正确表达She gave me two violets.
violet作为可数名词时，复数形式为violets。表示多朵紫罗兰时需加-s。
purple 泛指蓝红混合的颜色，范围较宽；violet 特指光谱中蓝色之外的紫罗兰色，偏向蓝紫
紫罗兰花
The garden is full of violet flowers in spring.
春天花园里开满了紫罗兰花。
紫罗兰色
She chose a dress in a soft violet color.
她选了一条柔和的紫罗兰色的裙子。
野紫罗兰
Wild violets grow along the riverbank.
野紫罗兰长在河岸边。
香堇菜
The sweet violet has a pleasant fragrance.
香堇菜有一种宜人的香气。
羞怯的人
She's no shrinking violet when it comes to speaking her mind.
她在表达自己的想法时一点也不羞怯。
我知道一处茴香盛开的水滩，长满着樱草和盈盈的紫罗兰。
Shakespeare's description of a bank with nodding violets is one of my favorite images.
莎士比亚对长满点头的紫罗兰的水滩的描绘是我最喜欢的意象之一。
维奥莉特，你变成紫色了，维奥莉特！
The scene where Violet turns into a blueberry after chewing the gum is unforgettable.
维奥莉特嚼了口香糖后变成蓝莓的场景令人难忘。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.