1. tinge => tinct- => tint.
2. The Latin past participle of tingere, tinctus, lies behind English taint [14], tincture [14], and tint [18].
3. alteration of tinct.
中文词源
tint 色泽,色彩,染发剂
来自拉丁语 tinctus,染料,染剂,词源同 tincture,taint.字母 c 脱落,引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
tint
tint: see tinge
tint (n.)
"color," 1717, alteration of tinct (c. 1600), from Latin tinctus "a dyeing," from tingere "to dye" (see tincture); influenced by Italian tinta "tint, hue," from Latin tinctus.
tint (v.)
1756 (implied in tinted), from tint (n.). Related: Tinting.
双语例句
1. Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.
它的大叶子往往带点紫色。
来自柯林斯例句
2. You've had a tint on your hair.
你已经染过头发了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.