pigment
pigment — noun
1. a natural or added material that makes a living thing or object show a certain c
a natural or added material that makes a living thing or object show a certain color
Melanin is the pigment that gives our hair and eyes color.
gives hair and eyes color
The artist mixed blue pigment into water before painting the wall.
blue pigment into water
Autumn leaves lose green pigment as the weather turns cold.
Tests showed little pigment in the baby's pale skin.
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
pigment — verb
1. to make something show color by adding pigment or a similar coloring material
to make something show color by adding pigment or a similar coloring material
The factory pigments plastic toys in bright reds and yellows.
pigment + object + color result
For the school play, Mia pigmented the cloth with tea.
pigment something with something
The cream was pigmented with cocoa to make it brown.
Plant oils can pigment soap a soft yellow color.
- bleach
to remove or make color much lighter
文法句型
pigment something with something
be pigmented with something
用法筆記
Object is usually a material or product, and the added substance often appears in a with-phrase. This core sense is transitive, unlike a looser become-colored use found in some technical writing.