Word · Frequency #35144
tincture
/ˈtɪŋktʃɝː/
noun
痕迹；迹象；些许
核心释义
a slight trace or sign that something has been present
- 1.
与颜色有关的感觉,以及将某物浸入液体中。
Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid.
- 2.
给金属上色的物质
a substances that colors metals
- 3.
科学和炼金术的感觉。
Scientific and alchemical senses.
- 4.
某物存在的迹象
an indication that something has been present
- 5.
与另一种颜色略有不同的颜色特质
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
酊剂；药酒；色调；色泽；淡色；着色剂；染色剂（尤指金属着色剂）；与颜色有关的感觉,以及将某物浸入液体中。；给金属上色的物质
用法In use
There was a tincture of sadness in his final words.
用法提示：tincture 在本句中作名词，与 a ... of 连用，表示‘一丝、微弱的迹象’。
Her smile held a tincture of irony that I did not expect.
用法提示：tincture 作名词，在句中指‘细微的痕迹’或‘些许意味’。
I detected a tincture of regret in her apology.
用法提示：tincture 是名词，意为‘些许、一丝’，表示某种感觉或特质的存在痕迹。
a tincture of condescension
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