mauve
/məʊv/ (bre, ipa) · /məʊv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmȯv ˈmōv/ (ame, mw) · /moʊv/ (ame, ipa)
mauve — noun
1. a pale purple colour, like the soft shade of light lavender flowers or a gentle
a pale purple colour, like the soft shade of light lavender flowers or a gentle violet sky at twilight.
The nursery walls were painted a soft mauve that made the room feel calm.
A scarf in shades of mauve and lavender complemented her grey winter coat perfectly.
Fatima added a touch of mauve to the painting to make the white flowers stand out.
The bride chose mauve for the bridesmaids' dresses because it suited everyone's skin tone.
The sunset filled the evening sky with soft bands of pink and mauve.
常見錯誤
mauve — adjective
- mauvepositive
- mauvercomparative
- mauvestsuperlative
1. having a pale purple colour — describing something whose colour is like soft lav
having a pale purple colour — describing something whose colour is like soft lavender or a light violet, such as a scarf, a dress, or flowers.
Amina wore a beautiful mauve dress to her sister's wedding reception last summer.
The Watanabe family planted mauve flowers along the front of their new house.
Lin chose a mauve sofa for the living room because it matched the grey curtains perfectly.
The artist mixed a mauve tint to soften the background of the portrait.
Mauve curtains hung in the old library, their colour faded by years of strong sunlight.