tintype

tintype — noun

1. A tintype is a kind of photograph from the late 1800s. It was made by creating a

1.名詞C2
釋義

A tintype is a kind of photograph from the late 1800s. It was made by creating an image directly onto a thin iron plate that had been coated with a light-sensitive chemical mixture.

例句

Mei-Lin found an old tintype of her great-grandparents at the antique shop.

tintype of + person — possession pattern

The museum's exhibition showed how tintype portraits were made during the Civil War era.

tintype portrait — attributive noun use

同義詞
  • ferrotype

    Exactly the same process; the two terms were used interchangeably in the 19th century, though 'tintype' was more common in everyday speech.

  • daguerreotype

    An even earlier type of photograph (1840s–1850s) made on a silver-coated copper plate. Daguerreotypes are rarer, more expensive, and have a mirror-like surface, while tintypes are on iron and look more matte.

用法筆記

Tintypes are a historical technology, so the word is used mostly when talking about antique photography or family history from the late 19th century. The term is still sometimes used by artists who recreate the process today.

常見錯誤

❌She gave me an old tintype of her face.
✅She gave me an old tintype of her grandmother.
💡Tintypes are not instant; they are historical objects, not modern portraits like a selfie.
❌I printed a tintype from my phone.
✅I printed a photo from my phone, but a real tintype is made on a metal plate using old chemicals.
💡A tintype is a specific chemical process, not a filter or a print on metal paper.