英语词汇“tint”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tint
释义	tint I. past of tine II. \ˈtint\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by Italian or Spanish tinta tint from Late Latin tincta inked stroke, from feminine of Latin tinctus, past participle of tingere to tinge) of tinct (III) — more at tinge 1. a. : a usually slight or pale coloration : hue < colors as pure and delicate as the tints of early morning — Willa Cather > < witch hazel and sumac add a variety of tints — American Guide Series: Tennessee > < dark it appeared, but the precise tint was indeterminable — W.H.Hudson †1922 > < made out the familiar pink and blue tints of his anger — Louis Auchincloss > b. : any of various lighter or darker shades of a color : tinge < in the western sky a certain greenish phosphorescent tint — J.C.Powys > < a tint yellow was creeping up the rushes — Richard Jefferies > 2. : a variation of a color produced by adding white to it and characterized by a low saturation with relatively high lightness — compare shade 9a 3. : a usually slight modifying quality or charactertistic of something < in it there was no tint of fear for … the integrity of art — Sean O'Casey > < the purposeful political tint of international loans — Herbert Feis > < showing a tint of jealousy > 4. : a shaded effect in engraving produced by fine parallel lines close together 5. : a panel of light, solid, or screened color often serving as background for matter in another color printed on top of it 6. : dye for the hair Synonyms: see color III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. : to impart or apply a tint to : color, tinge < spring tinting her orchards with pastel hues — advt > < a small but gaudily tinted society of women — G.N.Shuster > < having her hair tinted > — compare dye 2. : to modify or alter the aspect of by imparting an affective quality or characteristic < the scent of roses just tinted the clear … air — H.G.Wells > < the story's … tinted with all the high colorings of adventure — Henry Cavendish > < his cheerfulness tinted with some healthy cynicism — Henri Peyre > *intransitive verb* : to acquire a tint of color < leaves tint in the fall of the year > IV. noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps alteration of tent (V) dialect Britain : taste, foretaste, trace
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