英语词汇violet的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	violet
词源	violet. The word violet derives from the classical Latin name for this flower, viola. There are blue, white, reddish-purple, li- lac, yellow, and gold violets. In 1324, a golden violet was offered as a prize for the best poem written in the Provençal language: And in that golden vase was set The Prize—the golden violet. See also corporal violet.
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