n. 色彩, 浅色

vt. 染色于

[医] 色调

Tint \Tint\, n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of
tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See
{Tinge}, and cf. {Taint} to stain, a stain, {Tent} a kind of
wine, {Tinto}.]
A slight coloring. Specifically:
(a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.

Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.
--Pope.

Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.
--Harte.
(b) A color considered with reference to other very similar
colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two
shades of scarlet are different tints.
(c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition
of many fine parallel lines.

{Tint tool} (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the
parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.


Tint \Tint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tinting}.]
To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.