n.

1. 【植】紫罗兰，堇菜[C]
2. 紫罗兰花[C]
3. 紫罗兰色，紫色[U]
4. 羞怯的人
   She is no shrinking violet.

   她不是一个怕羞的人。

a.

1. 紫罗兰的；紫罗兰色的，紫色的
   A spotlight threw a pool of violet light on the stage.

   聚光灯在舞台上洒下一团紫光。

n.

1. a small plant typically with purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers. [Many species in the genus Viola, family Violaceae.]
   ▸used in names of unrelated plants with similar flowers, e.g. African violet.
2. a bluish-purple colour seen at the end of the spectrum opposite red.