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- the natural colouring matter of animal or plant tissue色素, 颜料。
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- a substance used for colouring or painting, especially a dry powder, which when mixed with oil, water, or another medium constitutes a paint or ink涂料（通常为粉状, 混在油、水或另一溶剂中作油漆或颜料）。
派生词
pigmentary
adjective词源
Middle English, from Latin pigmentum, from pingere 'to paint'. The verb dates from the early 20th cent.