English Dictionary

purple

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/

adj

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue. / (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

The flowers in the garden were a beautiful shade of purple.

意味（1）

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

意味（2）

(US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

In the end, Nevada remained the quintessential purple state. On the maps that television used to illustrate political trends, Republican states were red and Democratic blue. Nevada blended the colors. It had a bright blue core in the heart of Las Vegas, surrounded by a purple suburban belt. Most of the rest of the state was bright red, especially in the rural counties.

意味（3）

(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.

意味（4）

Imperial; regal.

Grovel on the earth: aye, hide / In the dust thy purple pride!

意味（5）

Blood-red; bloody.

O may ſuch purple teares be alway ſhed

意味（6）

(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.

意味（7）

(motor racing, of a sector, lap, etc.) Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.