☆天天学英语☆之七:出身皇族
He was born in the purple and was brought up in the grand palace, he had
little idea what the world beyond him was like.
他出身于皇室,在宏伟的宫殿中长大,他根本不知道他以外的世界为何物。
解析:英语中与颜色相关的词语数量颇丰,而且都表示一定的含义,同颜色的本来意义相去甚远。
purple在词典中的解释为:of a color reserved for the use of a royal or imperial ruler,汉语的意思即为:为皇家而专用的颜色;由此可以知道born in the purple这一短语意为“出身于帝王家族,出身高贵”。