late 14c., from Latin pigmentum "coloring matter, pigment, paint," figuratively "ornament," from stem of pingere "to color, paint" (see paint (v.)). Variants of this word could have been known in Old English (compare 12c. pyhmentum). As a verb from 1900. Related: Pigmented; pigmenting.
中文解释
1、ping- "paint" => pig- + -ment => pigment.
实用例句
1. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.
他就着几滴油磨了些颜料，自己制油彩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Certain pigment colours were painted on to dry plaster using tempera (where egg yolk is used to fix the pigment).
使用蛋彩画颜料（内含可以定色的蛋黄）在干石膏上绘出了特定颜色。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised.
同样, 凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除.
来自辞典例句
4. Bacteria or bile pigment may serve as a nidus for crystal formation.
细菌或胆色素可作为结晶形成的一个核心.
来自辞典例句
5. When highly purified, the red - absorbing form of the pigment is blue - green.
