a tincture of + abstract noun
表示某种情绪、性质或迹象的一丝痕迹。
There was a tincture of regret in her voice.
她的声音里有一丝遗憾。
痕迹；迹象；些许
tinctures — plural of tincture
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
a slight trace or sign that something has been present
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.
给金属上色的物质
a substances that colors metals
科学和炼金术的感觉。
Scientific and alchemical senses.
某物存在的迹象
an indication that something has been present
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
There was a tincture of sadness in his final words.
他最后的话语中带着一丝悲伤的痕迹。
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’。
AI contextual example
Her smile held a tincture of irony that I did not expect.
她的笑容里带着一丝我没有预料到的讽刺。
用法提示：tincture 作名词，在句中指‘细微的痕迹’或‘些许意味’。
AI contextual example
I detected a tincture of regret in her apology.
我在她的道歉中察觉到一丝悔意。
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。
AI contextual example
表示某种情绪、性质或迹象的一丝痕迹。
There was a tincture of regret in her voice.
她的声音里有一丝遗憾。
指用液体浸提某物质制成的药液，常见于医药或科学语境。
Tincture of iodine is used to disinfect wounds.
碘酊用于给伤口消毒。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is tincture of sadness in her voice.
正确表达There is a tincture of sadness in her voice.
表示“一丝、些许（迹象）”时，tincture 是可数名词，常用 a tincture of + 名词；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子He felt a tincture with regret after the meeting.
正确表达He felt a tincture of regret after the meeting.
固定搭配是 a tincture of + 情绪或品质，表示“一丝……”，不用 with；这里介词 of 引出所修饰的内容。
grammar · medium
易错句子The tincture of this cloth is very soft.
正确表达The texture of this cloth is very soft.
tincture 表示颜色痕迹、迹象等，不表示“质地”；表示布料手感、质地要用 texture，两个词形近，容易混淆。
tincture 表示“迹象、微量”时较书面，常指某种特质若有若无地渗入；tinge 更常指颜色或情感上的淡淡痕迹，也可作动词。
trace 泛指可察觉的少量痕迹，常用于 no trace 等表达；tincture 表示“迹象、微量”时更文学化，强调某种品质的渗入。
texture 与 tincture 拼写、发音相近，但 texture 只指材料表面的质地或结构；tincture 指痕迹、色调或酊剂，两者意义不同，不能互换。
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