anthocyanin
anthocyanin — 名詞
1. one of a group of natural plant pigments that make flowers, fruit, and leaves lo
花青素
讓花果呈紅紫藍色的植物色素
one of a group of natural plant pigments that make flowers, fruit, and leaves look red, purple, or blue
Blueberries contain anthocyanin that gives their skins a deep purple color.
藍莓含有花青素，讓果皮呈現深紫色。
anthocyanin gives skins color
Feng measured anthocyanin levels in the red cabbage before class.
Feng 在課前量了紅甘藍裡的花青素含量。
anthocyanin levels in red cabbage
On cold nights, the leaves made more anthocyanin and turned bright red.
在寒冷的夜晚，葉子會產生更多花青素，並轉成鮮紅色。
In the jar, anthocyanin from the petals slowly turned the water pink.
在罐子裡，花瓣中的花青素慢慢把水染成粉紅色。
Shirin compared anthocyanin in black rice and purple corn.
Shirin 比較了黑米和紫玉米裡的花青素。
- pigment
a much broader word for any substance that gives color
- flavonoid
the larger chemical family that anthocyanins belong to
- coloring matter
a formal phrase for a substance that produces color
文法句型
anthocyanin in berries
anthocyanin gives petals color
high anthocyanin levels
用法筆記
Common in biology, food science, and nutrition writing. The plural anthocyanins is often used when people mean the whole group of these red, purple, and blue plant pigments rather than one specific compound.