pigment

/ˈpɪɡmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɪɡmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpig-mənt/ (ame, mw)

pigment — 名詞

  • pigmentsingular
  • pigmentsplural

1. a natural or added material that makes a living thing or object show a certain c

1.名詞C2
釋義

色素；顏料

使物體呈色的物質

a natural or added material that makes a living thing or object show a certain color

例句

Melanin is the pigment that gives our hair and eyes color.

黑色素是讓我們頭髮和眼睛有顏色的色素。

gives hair and eyes color

The artist mixed blue pigment into water before painting the wall.

那位畫家先把藍色顏料混進水裡，再粉刷那面牆。

blue pigment into water

同義詞
  • coloring

    a broader everyday word for something that adds color

  • dye

    usually means a substance used especially for cloth, hair, or other fibers

  • tint

    often refers to a slight shade of color rather than the material itself

用法筆記

Often used for color in skin, hair, leaves, and cells, but it can also mean the coloring powder or material added to paint, soap, or other products.

常見錯誤

❌The wall pigment is still wet.
✅The paint on the wall is still wet.
💡pigment is the coloring substance, not the finished coat of paint.

pigment — 動詞