pigment

名词 pigment:

1. dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)

动词 pigment:

1. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
2. color or dye with a pigment

1. A white lead pigment, sometimes used in cosmetics.
   铅白一种白色铅颜料，有时用于化妆品制造
2. A white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.
   锌钡白一种由硫化锌、氧化锌和硫酸钡混合构成的白色色素
3. I have mixed pigment with oil.
   我已经把颜料和油混合起来了。
4. They used only natural pigments to dye the wool.
   他们只用天然颜料染毛织品。

pig.ment

n.（名词）
A substance used as coloring.
颜料，涂料：用作着色剂的物质
Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products.
色质：干的着色物质，通常是一种可与水、油或其他固定剂混合的粉末，可制成漆和类似的产品
A substance, such as chlorophyll or melanin, that produces a characteristic color in plant or animal tissue.
色素：在植物或动物组织中产生一种特定颜色的物质，如叶绿素或黑色素
v.tr.（及物动词）
pig.ment.ed,pig.ment.ing,pig.ments
To color with pigment.
用涂料给…着色，染色于，染

来源：
Middle English [spice, red dye]
中古英语 [香料，红色染料]
from Latin pigmentum
源自 拉丁语 pigmentum
from pingere [to paint] * see peig-
源自 pingere [涂漆，绘画] *参见 peig-

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