violet

名词 violet:

1. any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
2. a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
   同义词：reddish blue

形容词 violet:

1. of a color intermediate between red and blue
   同义词：purple, purplish

1. She's no shrinking violet always ready to speak up for herself.
   她可不胆小--任何场合都能为自己说话。
2. Red and violet are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
   红色和紫色位于光谱相对的两端。
3. A moderate, light, or brilliant violet to moderate or deep reddish purple.
   淡紫红色轻淡、适度或明亮的紫罗兰色，适度或深红紫色
4. She planted some violets in the garden.
   她在花园里种了一些紫罗兰。

vi.o.let

n.（名词）

Any of various low-growing herbs of the genusViola, having short-spurred, irregular flowers that are characteristically purplish-blue but sometimes yellow or white.
堇菜：一种堇菜 属的矮小草本植物，具有短花距和不规则的花朵，特征为花朵呈紫蓝色，但有时呈黄色或白色
Any of several similar plants, such as the African violet.
紫罗兰，非洲紫罗兰：几种类似植物之一，如非洲紫罗兰
Color The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers; any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.
【色彩】 蓝紫色：可见光谱的短波端的颜色，通过辐射能量可在人体观察者身上产生，其波长约在380至420毫微米之间；一种略带红色的蓝色，亮度和色距可能不同

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French violete [diminutive of] viole
源自 古法语 violete [] viole的小后缀
from Latin viola
源自 拉丁语 viola