Big Words (131): "淡紫色"的眼影

mauve淡紫色,即第一种合成染料“苯胺紫”,在此之前紫色都只能靠天然染料,比如一种特殊的海螺或者宝石,所以画家想要画紫色只能靠赞助;
flatter→①to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere.奉承,讨好,加oneself that就是自己夸自己→自命不凡了,
②to make someone look more attractive than usual.使…显得更吸引人
以后夸人衣服/发型/妆造好看就有词了,感觉学习单词时要想这个词在日常生活中可以怎么用,便于记忆也便于真正把英语融入日常。