be tinct with sth
tinct 作形容词时多见于书面描写,结构上与 tinged with 相近,表示“略带某种颜色”。
Her cheeks were tinct with pink after the long walk.
走了很长的路后,她的双颊泛着一层淡淡的粉色。
微染的;带点颜色的
略带色彩的;着色的;染色的
slightly coloured or tinged
略带色彩的
tinged or lightly coloured
The tinct glass bottles caught the morning light.
那些略带色彩的玻璃瓶在晨光中闪闪发亮。
用法提示:tinct 作形容词,放在名词前,表示“略带色彩的”。
The sky was tinct with pink at sunrise.
日出时天空略带粉色。
用法提示:tinct 作表语,后接 with 表示“染上…色的”。
Her cheeks were tinct with cold as she came inside.
她进屋时脸颊因寒冷而微微泛红。
用法提示:tinct 作表语,与 with 搭配表示“略带…颜色”的状态。
tinct 作形容词时多见于书面描写,结构上与 tinged with 相近,表示“略带某种颜色”。
Her cheeks were tinct with pink after the long walk.
走了很长的路后,她的双颊泛着一层淡淡的粉色。
也可直接放在颜色词前作定语,如 tinct red,常见于文学性描写,日常口语中较少使用。
At dusk the sky turned a tinct shade of orange.
黄昏时,天空变成了一抹淡淡的橙色。
grammar · medium
易错句子The evening sky was tincted with pink.
正确表达The evening sky was tinct with pink.
tinct 只作形容词,表示“略带……颜色的”,没有加 -ed 的动词形式;描述状态时应直接用形容词 tinct(常与 with 搭配),不要给它加 -ed 当作过去分词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a tinct of iodine at the pharmacy.
正确表达She bought a tincture of iodine at the pharmacy.
表示“酊剂”的名词是 tincture,不是 tinct;tinct 是形容词,不能作名词被 a 修饰,这里是把同根的长词截短造成的词性误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a faint tinct of blue in the water.
正确表达There was a faint tinge of blue in the water.
表示“一丝、淡淡的色调”的名词是 tinge(也可用 tint),可数并能用 a faint 修饰;tinct 只有形容词用法,不能这样作名词。
“tinged”是常用词,常与 with 连用,表示“略带某种颜色或情绪”;“tinct”是书面或罕用形容词,只表示“微带颜色的”,一般不用于情绪搭配。
“tinted”常指玻璃、镜片或头发等经过着色处理,日常使用普通;“tinct”是文学性形容词,仅表示“微带颜色的”,很少这样搭配具体物品。
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