purple
gb/pˈɚpəl/ us/pˈɚpəl/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 4400
lila, cikornyás, dagályos
A1
1
lila
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is purple
She wore a beautiful purple gown to the wedding.
Gyönyörű lila ruhát viselt az esküvőn.
The sunset filled the sky with shades of purple and pink.
A naplementében lila és rózsaszín árnyalatok töltötték be az eget.
I painted my bedroom walls a soft purple.
The artist mixed red and blue to make purple.
Lavender is a light shade of purple.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
My shirt is purple.
Az ingem lila.
The flower is purple.
A virág lila.
She has a purple bag.
I see a purple car.
The sky is purple at night.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'purple' with 'violet' or 'pink'. 'Purple' is a mix of red and blue, not red and white.
المعنى
Having a reddish-blue color
المتلازمات اللفظية
purple dress
|purple flowers
|bright purple
|deep purple
|light purple
المرادفات
violet (A similar but slightly bluer shade of purple.)
الأضداد
green (A color on the opposite side of the color wheel from red–blue hues.)
الموضوعات
colors
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
التعريف
Describes something that is the color between red and blue.
Describes something that has the color that is a blend of red and blue.
اسم
A1
2
lila
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
the purple of [something]
Purple is my favorite color.
A lila a kedvenc színem.
The flag has a stripe of purple in the middle.
A zászló közepén van egy lila csík.
She added a touch of purple to the design.
Purple often symbolizes royalty.
The artist used a lot of purple in her paintings.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Purple is my favorite color.
A lila a kedvenc színem.
The bag is purple.
A táska lila.
I like the color purple.
We painted the wall purple.
Her dress is purple.
المعنى
The color between red and blue
المتلازمات اللفظية
shade of purple
|deep purple
|purple hue
|wear purple
|painted purple
المرادفات
violet (A specific shade within the purple range, leaning toward blue.)
الأضداد
green (A contrasting color to purple on the color wheel.)
الموضوعات
colors
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|arts_entertainment
التعريف
A color made by mixing red and blue.
The color formed by combining red and blue, often associated with royalty or luxury.
B2
LITERARY
3
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is purple
The novel was criticized for its purple prose.
A regényt cikornyás prózája miatt bírálták.
His speech was full of purple descriptions that distracted from the main point.
Beszéde tele volt dagályos leírásokkal, amelyek elterelték a figyelmet a lényegről.
She avoided writing in a purple style to keep her message clear.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
His story has many purple words.
A történetében sok cikornyás kifejezés van.
The letter was very purple in style.
A levél stílusa nagyon cikornyás volt.
I don't like purple writing because it is hard to read.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this figurative use of 'purple' with the literal color meaning; context in literature usually clarifies it.
المعنى
Overly elaborate in style
المتلازمات اللفظية
purple prose
|purple passage
المرادفات
flowery (Also suggests decorative or ornate language, sometimes to excess.)
الأضداد
plain (Simple and straightforward in style.)
الموضوعات
literature
|communication
|arts_entertainment
التعريف
Describes writing or speaking that uses too many fancy words or details.
Describes language or writing that is excessively ornate, flowery, or extravagant in style.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
purple
IPA
GB/pˈɚpəl/
US/pˈɚpəl/
المقاطع والنبر
purple (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (purple)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: purple
- Comparative: purpler
- Superlative: purplest
Noun
- Base: purple
- Plural: purple, purples
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
purples
noun
purpler
adjective
purplest
adjective
Related words
purplish
adjective
التعبيرات
born to the purple
1/bˈɔɹn tə ðə pˈɚpəl/
idiom
literary
Born into royalty or nobility
To be born into a royal or very rich family.
أمثلة
- As the king's son, he was born to the purple.
- Many leaders in history were born to the purple rather than rising through merit.
purple prose
1/pˈɚpəl pɹˈoʊz/
idiom
literary
Overly ornate writing style
Writing that uses too many fancy words or details, making it hard to read.
أمثلة
- The book was full of purple prose that slowed down the story.
- Critics accused the author of using too much purple prose in his essays.
purple prose
2/pˈɚpəl pɹˈoʊz/
idiom
Overly elaborate writing style
Writing that uses too many fancy or complicated words.
أمثلة
- The critic dismissed the novel as full of purple prose.
- His speech was criticized for its purple prose.