Word · Frequency #10452
pigments
色素
pigments is the plural of pigment.
A natural substance in plant or animal cells that gives them their color.
- 1.
Any color in plant or animal cells.
植物或动物细胞中的任何颜色。
- 2.
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
干燥的着色材料(尤指与液体混合制成油漆等的粉末)
- 3.
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
一种干燥的着色剂,通常为不溶性粉末。
- 4.
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
存在于动植物组织中产生特定颜色的物质
- 5.
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
用作涂层以保护或装饰表面的物质(尤指悬浮于液体中的颜料混合物),干燥后形成坚硬涂层
颜料；色粉；涂料；油漆；植物或动物细胞中的任何颜色。；干燥的着色材料(尤指与液体混合制成油漆等的粉末)；一种干燥的着色剂,通常为不溶性粉末。
In use
The artist mixed a blue pigment with oil to create the paint.
Some plants contain a red pigment that can be used as a natural dye.
Melanin is a dark pigment found in human skin and hair.
artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
adjective + pigment
Chlorophyll is a natural green pigment.
叶绿素是一种天然的绿色色素。
pigment + in/from + noun
The red pigment in tomatoes is called lycopene.
番茄中的红色色素称为番茄红素。
be used as a pigment
Connections
Collocations
- natural pigment
- 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。
- skin pigment
- 皮肤色素
- Melanin is the main skin pigment.黑色素是主要的皮肤色素。
- pigment particles
- 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。
- white pigment
- 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。
- organic pigment
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：pig（猪）的皮肤颜色由 pigment（色素）决定，pigment 就是色素、颜料。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，指不同种类的色素或颜料。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 pigment /ˈpɪɡmənt/ 押韵的词是 figment /ˈfɪɡmənt/，两者都有相同的 /ɪɡmənt/ 结尾。segment、fragment、garment、supplement、implement 虽以 -ment 结尾，但重读元音或后续辅音不同，都是拼写相近但不押韵的词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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