mauve

mauve
[məʊv]
adjective
  1. of a pale purple colour
    淡紫色的
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a pale purple colour
    淡紫色
    a few pale streaks of mauve were all that remained of the sunset.
    落日的余晖仅剩几缕微弱的淡紫色条痕。
    [count noun]glowing with soft pastel mauves and pinks.
    发出柔和的淡紫色和粉红色光。
  2. (historical)a bright but delicate pale purple aniline dye prepared by William H. Perkin in 1856. It was the first synthetic dyestuff
    (史)苯胺紫染料
派生
mauvish
adjective
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from French, literally 'mallow', from Latin malva
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