English Dictionary

purple

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/

形容詞

アメリカ英語 オランダ・ベルギー 言語名 前置詞句 通常

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.

日本語の意味

（色）赤と青が混ざり合った暗い色合いの色、紫。 / （政治）主に赤や青に偏らず、民主党と共和党の支持を併せ持つ地域などを指す表現。

She wore a purple scarf to the gallery opening.

彼女はギャラリーのオープニングに紫色のスカーフをして行った。

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.

purpler （ comparative ）

more purple （ comparative ）

purplest （ superlative ）

most purple （ superlative ）