purple

紫、紫色

赤と青を混ぜてできる色。

やさしい英語で： A colour made by mixing red and blue.

• Purple is my favourite colour.
• She painted the door a deep purple.
• Does this shade of purple match the curtains?

よく使う表現： dark purple, light purple, shade of purple

紫衣、紫の布

紫の布や衣服。特に王や皇帝の地位を示す衣。

やさしい英語で： Cloth or clothing of a red-blue colour, especially robes worn to show royal rank.

• The emperor wore the purple.
• Rich purple covered the royal throne.
• The queen appeared in purple edged with gold.

よく使う表現： imperial purple, wear the purple, clothed in purple

帝位、皇帝の権力

皇帝としての地位や権力。

やさしい英語で： The power or position of an emperor.

• He hoped to inherit the purple.
• The general assumed the purple after the emperor's death.
• She was born in the purple but never ruled.

使い方： born in the purple (Born in the purple, the prince expected to rule.)

類義語： imperial power, emperorship

よく使う表現： in the purple, assume the purple, inherit the purple

紫色の

赤と青を混ぜてできる色をした。

やさしい英語で： Having a colour made by mixing red and blue.

• She wore a purple dress.
• The sky turned purple at sunset.
• Would you like the light purple curtains?

類義語： violet

よく使う表現： purple flowers, dark purple, purple paint

両党の支持が拮抗した

米国で民主党と共和党のどちらにも強い支持がある。

やさしい英語で： Having strong support for both major American political parties.

• They live in a purple state.
• Both candidates campaigned heavily in the purple district.
• The county became purple after the last election.

よく使う表現： purple state, purple district

美辞麗句の多い、大げさな

飾り立てた言葉や描写を使いすぎている。

やさしい英語で： Using too many fancy words and descriptions.

• The novel is full of purple prose.
• Her purple descriptions made the simple scene sound grand.
• The editor removed several purple passages.

類義語： flowery, overwritten, overwrought

反対語： plain

よく使う表現： purple prose, purple passage