摘要
“红得发紫”是一个熟语,它的形成与中国古代官员服色文化的演变关联极大.红色和紫色原来指的是古代官员的服饰颜色.在古代中国,服饰颜色是社会地位的象征,不同级别的官员需要穿特定颜色的服饰.例如,唐朝时期,只有三品及以上的官员才允许穿紫色服饰,而四品、五品的官员穿红色服饰.因此,紫色和红色可以代表一个人官运亨通.后来,它们被用来形容某人很受欢迎.
The red and purple colors originally referred to the colors of ancient officials'clothes.Clothing color could show social status in ancient China.Officials of different ranks needed to wear clothes with certain colors.During the Tang Dynasty,for example,only officials of the top three ranks were allowed to wear purple clothes,while those of the fourth and fifth ranks wore red clothes.Therefore,purple and red could stand for success in one's career.They later were used to refer to popularity.
