Tinge



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• vt. 染色, 使带气息
• ［类］ 反义词: colorless ( 无色的) -tinged ( 染色的)
• ［例］ Just one drop of ink tinged the water blue ( 一点墨水便把水染成了蓝色)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (tinged; tingeing or tinging)

• Etymology: Latin tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Greek tengein to moisten and probably to Old High German dunkōn to dip
• Date: 1577
• 1.
  • a. to color with a slight shade or stain ; tint
  • b. to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste
• 2. to affect or modify in character

II. noun

• Date: 1752
• 1. a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
• 2. an affective or modifying property or influence ; touch <a tinge of guilt>

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