1
- a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol酊（剂）：
the remedies can be administered in form of tinctures
可用酊剂进行治疗
mass noun a bottle containing tincture of iodine.装有碘酊的瓶子。
1.1
- Brit. informal an alcoholic drink〈英, 非正式〉酒; 含酒精饮料。
2
- a slight trace of something一丝, 一毫：
she could not keep a tincture of bitterness out of her voice.
她声音中忍不住流露出些许的苦。
3
- Heraldry any of the conventional colours (including the metals and stains, and often the furs) used in coats of arms【纹章】盾形纹章上的传统色彩。
verb
be tinctured
- be tinged, flavoured, or imbued with a slight amount of给…着色; 使带有…气味（或痕迹）：
Arthur's affability was tinctured with faint sarcasm.
阿瑟的亲切友好中略带一丝嘲讽。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a dye or pigment)： from Latin tinctura 'dyeing'， from tingere 'to dye or colour'. Sense 2 （early 17th cent.） comes from the obsolete sense 'imparted quality'， likened to a tint imparted by a dye.