mauve
/məʊv/ (bre, ipa) · /məʊv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmȯv ˈmōv/ (ame, mw) · /moʊv/ (ame, ipa)
mauve — 名詞
1. a pale purple colour, like the soft shade of light lavender flowers or a gentle
淡紫色
介於紫色與粉紅之間的淺色
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.
嬰兒房的牆壁漆成柔和的淡紫色，讓房間感覺很寧靜。
A scarf in shades of mauve and lavender complemented her grey winter coat perfectly.
一條帶有淡紫色和薰衣草色的圍巾，完美搭配她的灰色冬季外套。
Fatima added a touch of mauve to the painting to make the white flowers stand out.
Fatima 在畫中加入一點淡紫色，讓白色花朵更加突出。
The bride chose mauve for the bridesmaids' dresses because it suited everyone's skin tone.
新娘選擇淡紫色作為伴娘禮服的顏色，因為它適合所有人的膚色。
The sunset filled the evening sky with soft bands of pink and mauve.
夕陽在傍晚的天空中染上柔和粉色與淡紫色的色帶。
常見錯誤
mauve — 形容詞
- mauvepositive
- mauvercomparative
- mauvestsuperlative
1. having a pale purple colour — describing something whose colour is like soft lav
淡紫色的
帶有淡紫色的
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.
Amina 穿著一件漂亮的淡紫色洋裝參加姊姊的婚禮喜宴。
The Watanabe family planted mauve flowers along the front of their new house.
Watanabe 一家人在新房子的前面種了淡紫色的花。
Lin chose a mauve sofa for the living room because it matched the grey curtains perfectly.
Lin 為客廳挑了一張淡紫色沙發，因為它和灰色窗簾很搭。
The artist mixed a mauve tint to soften the background of the portrait.
畫家調入淡紫色調，讓肖像畫的背景顯得柔和。
Mauve curtains hung in the old library, their colour faded by years of strong sunlight.
舊圖書館掛著淡紫色窗簾，顏色已被長年強烈的陽光曬得褪色。