magenta
/məˈdʒentə/noun
mass noun
1- a light mauvish-crimson which is one of the primary subtractive colours, complementary to green品红, 洋红。
1.1
- the dye fuchsin品红染料, 洋红染料。
词源
mid 19th cent.: named after Magenta in northern Italy, site of a battle (1859) fought shortly before the dye （of blood-like colour） was discovered.