purple
/ˈpɜ:pl; `pəpl/ adj
1 having the colour of red and blue mixed together 紫的
a purple flower, dress, sunset 紫色的花朵、 连衣裙、 晚霞
go purple (in the face) with rage 气得脸色铁青.
2 (fml 文) (of literature) elaborate in style; overwritten （指文章）刻意雕琢的, 词藻华丽的
purple passages/patches/prose 词藻华丽的段落[节段/散文]. purple, n
1 [U] purple colour 紫色: dressed in purple 穿紫色衣服.
2 the purple [sing]
the purple robes of a Roman emperor or the crimson robes of a cardinal （古罗马帝国皇帝的）紫袍; （红衣主教的）大红袍.