tint

IPA/tɪnt/
KK[tˈɪnt]IPA/tɪnt/

tint — noun

  • tintsingular
  • tintsplural

1. a pale or delicate form of a colour that gives a surface or object a slight colo

1.名詞B1
釋義

a pale or delicate form of a colour that gives a surface or object a slight colour rather than covering it completely

例句

The living room walls were white with a faint blue tint.

collocation: faint tint

Zola chose curtains with a warm golden tint for her bedroom.

同義詞
  • shade

    focuses on how light or dark a colour is, while tint implies a small added amount of colour

  • hue

    more technical, referring to the colour family itself; less common in everyday speech

  • tinge

    an even smaller amount of colour than a tint, often barely noticeable

文法句型

tint + of + colour

用法筆記

Usually followed by a colour word (blue tint, golden tint, etc.) or a modifier like "faint" or "slight" to describe how noticeable the colour is.

常見錯誤

❌I painted the wall with a blue tint.
✅The wall has a blue tint after I painted it very lightly.
💡'a tint' is the resulting colour appearance, not the paint itself used to create it.

2. a mild substance that gives the hair a different colour for a short period, as w

2.名詞B1
釋義

a mild substance that gives the hair a different colour for a short period, as well as the process of putting it on

例句

Hana used a temporary red tint to try a new colour before dyeing her whole head.

collocation: temporary tint

The box said the tint would wash out after six shampoos.

同義詞
  • dye

    stronger and more permanent than a tint; dye lasts until the hair grows out

  • rinse

    a very temporary colour treatment that washes out in one shampoo

文法句型

tint + colour word + noun

用法筆記

A tint is milder than permanent hair dye — it gradually fades over several washes. The verb form ("to tint one's hair") is also common.

常見錯誤

❌I dyed my hair with a tint.
✅I put a tint on my hair.
💡a tint is the substance you apply, not a tool like 'dye' as a verb.

tint — verb