of a dark reddish-blue colour

purple plums 紫色的李子

a dark purple bruise 一块青肿

dark red in the face because of anger

By this point, and purple with rage, all I could think of saying was, "I think we'll have to agree to disagree."

The very thought of paying more tax made him purple with rage.

He was waving his arms around, purple in the face with fury.

She was purple in the face and her friend had to hold her back.

My father went purple with rage when he saw my new hairstyle.

used to describe a piece of writing that is complicated or sounds false because the writer has tried too hard to make the style interesting

Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive. 这本书尽管偶尔有几段词藻华丽的文句，但总体来讲文风简洁明了。

The prose is quite purple, filled with ridiculous adjectives and unnecessary descriptions.

She shuns the purple passage in favour of concise, striking images.

a dark reddish-blue colour

Purple is my favourite colour. 我最喜欢的颜色是紫色。

The evening sky was full of purples and reds. 傍晚的天空布满紫色和红色的云彩。