tint

色をつける、染める

薄く色をつけたり、下のものが見えるように染めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To give something a color, often slightly or without hiding what is underneath.

• She tinted her hair red.
• The car windows were tinted to reduce glare.
• Can we tint the icing a pale green?

使い方： tint something + color (She tinted the cream pink.); tint something with something (They tinted the glass with a little blue pigment.)

類義語： color, dye

よく使う表現： tint your hair, tint the windows, tint something blue

色合い、色調

よく似たほかの色と少し違う、ある色の調子。

やさしい英語で： A particular version of a color, different from other very similar versions.

• This fabric has a warmer tint.
• She compared several tints of green.
• The two paints differ only slightly in tint.

類義語： shade, hue, tone

よく使う表現： different tint, green tint, tint of red

明色、淡色

ある色に白を加えて作った、明るく淡い色。

やさしい英語で： A lighter color made by adding white to another color.

• Add white to create a tint.
• The artist chose a pale tint of blue.
• These tints contain more white than the original colors.

よく使う表現： pale tint, tint of blue, lighter tint