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adjective + pigment
Chlorophyll is a natural green pigment.
叶绿素是一种天然的绿色色素。
色素
pigments — plural of pigment
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色素
A natural substance in plant or animal cells that gives them their color.
Chlorophyll is a natural green pigment.
叶绿素是一种天然的绿色色素。
植物或动物细胞中的任何颜色。
Any color in plant or animal cells.
干燥的着色材料(尤指与液体混合制成油漆等的粉末)
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
一种干燥的着色剂,通常为不溶性粉末。
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
存在于动植物组织中产生特定颜色的物质
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
The artist mixed a blue pigment with oil to create the paint.
艺术家将蓝色颜料与油混合，制成了这种油漆。
AI contextual example
Some plants contain a red pigment that can be used as a natural dye.
某些植物含有一种红色色素，可用作天然染料。
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Melanin is a dark pigment found in human skin and hair.
黑色素是一种存在于人类皮肤和头发中的深色色素。
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artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
艺术家们把“颜料”和“色素”混用。
WordNet
Chlorophyll is a natural green pigment.
叶绿素是一种天然的绿色色素。
The red pigment in tomatoes is called lycopene.
番茄中的红色色素称为番茄红素。
This blue powder can be used as a pigment in paint.
这种蓝色粉末可用作油漆中的颜料。
Not this
I pigmented the wall with blue.
Use this
I added blue pigment to the wall.
Pigment 是名词，不是动词。表示“给...上色”应使用 add pigment、apply pigment 等动词短语。
Not this
The pigment of her hair is blonde.
Use this
The color of her hair is blonde.
Pigment 指着色物质本身，而描述外观颜色时应用 color。
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天然色素
The orange color comes from a natural pigment called carotene.
橙色来自一种叫做胡萝卜素的天然色素。
皮肤色素
Melanin is the main skin pigment.
黑色素是主要的皮肤色素。
颜料颗粒
The paint contains fine pigment particles suspended in liquid.
这种涂料含有悬浮在液体中的细小颜料颗粒。
白色颜料
Titanium dioxide is commonly used as a white pigment in paints.
二氧化钛通常用作油漆中的白色颜料。
有机颜料
Organic pigments are often brighter than inorganic ones.
有机颜料通常比无机颜料更鲜艳。
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联想：pig（猪）的皮肤颜色由 pigment（色素）决定，pigment 就是色素、颜料。
语域：neutral 常见场景：艺术与绘画、生物学、工业涂料 pigment 在多数语境中为中性书面词，通常用于艺术、生物和工业涂料等专业或正式场景；口语中较少用，日常更常说 color 或 paint。
常用作可数名词，指不同种类的色素或颜料。
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