我们在英语学习及教学中对黑、白,红、黄四种颜色引申含义的用法注意的比较多,在这方面撰写的文章也不罕见。然而,对紫、灰、棕、蓝、绿五种颜色的引申含义用法却注意得不够或了解得较少。因此,本文就这几种颜色的引申含义的用法进行探讨。 1.purple紫色的 在罗马时期,国王及行政法官等经常穿着紫颜色的服装。故而,人们后来用purple比喻王位、王权或神权。在关于罗马帝国的历史书中常有born to the purple,raised to the purple这样的词组。 to be born in (or to)the purple出身皇室(或贵族) We are more concerned with the usage of extended meanings of black, white, red and yellow in English learning and teaching, and articles written in this area are not uncommon. However, the usage of the extended meanings of the five colors of purple, gray, brown, blue and green is not paid enough attention or understood. Therefore, this article discusses the usage of extended meanings of these colors. 1.purple purple In Roman times, kings and chief justice often wear purple-colored clothing. Therefore, people later use purple to compare the throne, royal or theocracy. In the history books about the Roman Empire, there are such phrases as born to the purple, raised to the purple. to be born in (or to) the purple