violet

C1 FREQ #5770 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 堇菜, 紫罗兰 a. 堇菜科的, 紫罗兰色的

发音

US /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/
UK /ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/
US /ˈvaɪ.lət/
UK /ˈvaɪ.lət/

词形变化

violets 复数 violets violeter 比较级 violeter violetest violetest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

    紫罗兰

    堇菜

  2. 2.

    A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.

    紫色

    紫罗兰色

  4. 4.

    Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.

  5. 5.

    Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).

    英国 方言
  6. 6.

    The characteristic scent of V. odorata.

adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Of a violet colour.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

purple viola purpleness

下位词 6

indigo Canada violet dog-violet heartsease Johnny-jump-up long-spurred violet
形容词

同义词 2

purple purplish

近义相关 1

chromatic

相关短语

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词源

Etymology tree Latin viola Old French -ette Old French violettebor. Middle English violet English violet Inherited from Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”) + -ette. Cognate with Lithuanian violetinė (“purple, violet”) and Spanish violeta (“purple, violet”).

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