colorant
/ˈkʌlərənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌlərənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkə-lə-rənt -lər-ənt/ (ame, mw)
colorant — 名詞
- colorantsingular
- colorantsplural
1. any material — for example a dye, pigment, or food additive — added to something
色素；著色劑
用來為食物、布料等上色的物質
any material — for example a dye, pigment, or food additive — added to something else in order to change its color or keep it looking bright.
Nadia chose a plant-based colorant to dye the silk scarf a soft rose pink.
Nadia 選了一款植物性色素，把絲巾染成柔和的玫瑰粉色。
noun + to-infinitive of purpose; common in textile and craft contexts
The bakery uses beetroot juice as a natural colorant in its pink birthday cakes.
這家烘焙坊用甜菜根汁作為天然色素，做粉紅色的生日蛋糕。
collocation: natural colorant; pattern: use X as a colorant
Many cheap candies still contain artificial colorants that some parents try to avoid.
許多便宜的糖果仍然含有人工色素，部分家長會盡量避免。
Sofia rinsed the brush carefully so that no red colorant would stain the bathroom sink.
Sofia 把刷子仔細沖洗乾淨，免得紅色染劑弄髒了浴室洗手台。
The factory adds a small amount of green colorant to the plastic before it is molded.
工廠在塑膠塑形前，會加入少量的綠色著色劑。
- dye
usually liquid; soaks into fibers or hair
- pigment
usually a fine powder mixed into paint, ink, or plastic
- tint
implies a light or subtle shade rather than a strong color
- food coloring
narrower — only the kind added to food and drink
文法句型
a colorant for [material]
natural/artificial colorant
用法筆記
Often appears on ingredient lists for food, cosmetics, hair products, and plastics. Frequently modified by 'natural', 'artificial', 'food', or a color name (e.g. 'red colorant').