colorant

IPA/ˈkʌlərənt/
IPA/ˈkʌlərənt/

colorant — 名詞

  • colorantsingular
  • colorantsplural

1. any material — for example a dye, pigment, or food additive — added to something

1.名詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • natural colorant
  • artificial colorant
  • food colorant
  • synthetic colorant
  • add a colorant
  • free from colorants
同義詞
  • 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').

常見錯誤

I added some color to the cake.' (when meaning the substance)
I added some colorant to the cake.
'color' is the visual quality; 'colorant' is the substance you add to create it.
colourant' in American writing
colorant
'colourant' is the British spelling; American texts use 'colorant'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • food colorant
  • hair colorant
  • fabric colorant
  • natural colorant
  • artificial colorant
  • synthetic colorant

常用片語

  • add a colorant
  • contain colorants
  • list of colorants

介系詞搭配

  • colorant in [product]
  • colorant for [material]
  • free from colorants