小词详解 | tinge

tinge 英 [tɪndʒ] 美 [tɪndʒ]

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外刊例句

• In Tanzania, where on some flights almost half the passengers are taking to the skies for the first time, many of the faces in the cabin betray a sense of wonder tinged with fear.
  在坦桑尼亚，一些航班上，几近半数的乘客是第一次坐飞机，机舱里许多人的脸上半带惊叹半带恐惧。
  ——《经济学人》
• This mantra, repeated on TV ads and in political debates, is punctuated with a tinge of inevitability and regret.
  在电视广告和政治辩论中不断重复的这一论调，夹杂着一丝不可避免和遗憾的语气。
  ——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[verb] color slightly
[动词] 稍微上色

深入解读

Tinge 一词源自拉丁语 tingere （染色、着色），15世纪末期进入英语后也是用来表示“给……着色、给……染色”，多指轻微或稍微给某物着色，暗示颜色融合或轻微泛色，比如：

• 起居室被透过窗帘照进来的阳光染上了一丝金黄色。这个房间很简陋，仅有的家具就是一张床和一把椅子。
  The living room was tinged yellow by light filtered through the curtains. It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture.
• 他的黑发略有点花白。他甚至在青少年时期就容易情绪抑郁。
  His dark hair was just tinged with grey. He was prone to depression even as a teenager.

从轻微着色这个概念引申开来， tinge 常被引申用来表示“使略带一点……情感、性质等”，强调有轻微影响，比如：

• 那个著名的建筑师靠在栏杆上向下凝视令人眩晕的深渊，带有几分不满的惊奇神情。
  The eminent architect leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below with a look of surprise tinged with disapproval.
• 这几座山上绿树满坡，像是披了件毛皮外衣。这些树使空气带有一股清香味。
  These hills looked furry with trees. The trees tinged the air with their fragrance.

那么用作名词时， tinge 则相应表示颜色、情感、性质等的“微量、少许、一丝、几分”，比如：

• 一柱线香青烟袅袅。她抹了一点口红，又擦掉了，但却留下了一丝粉红色。
  A joss stick spiralled smoke. She applied a little lipstick, wiped it off, but it left a pink tinge. 
• 她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。她不懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。
  There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting. She didn't understand the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.

影视用例

Today's meeting is tinged with sadness.
今天的会议有一丝淡淡的忧伤。

出自2008年上映的美国喜剧电影《校园兔女郎》（The House Bunny）。

同近义词

• tint: color (something) slightly; tinge
• dye: add a color to or change the color of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye
• stain: color (a material or object) by applying a penetrative dye or chemical

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