English Dictionary

purple patch

名詞

A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.

日本語の意味

絶好調の期間、あるいは特定の時期において卓越した成果を上げる状態を指す / 通常の調子と比較して、一時的に非常に好調な時期

After months of struggle, the novelist hit a purple patch and produced three bestselling chapters in a week.

数か月の苦闘の後、その小説家は好調な時期に入り、1週間で3章のベストセラーを生み出した。

意味（1）

A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.

The England team hit a purple patch just after half-time, where they scored 3 goals in 10 minutes, but in the end they were lucky to escape with a 3-3 draw.

意味（2）

An ornate or elaborate section of a written work; a patch of purple prose.

purple patches （ plural ）