tint
- n. 色彩, 浅色
- v. 染色
- Definition
- n. a shade or light color of something
- v. to give something a slight color
- Example
- She added a light blue tint to the plain white walls.
- 她给素白的墙壁添了一层淡蓝色的色调。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a variation of a color (noun).
比较义项：颜色的深浅／色调变化（名词）。
- shade
The common, general word for a particular version of a color; it covers both darker and lighter variations and is the everyday, all-purpose term.
指某种颜色的具体变化，是最常见、最通用的说法，深色和浅色的变化都可以用这个词，是日常最百搭的用词。
Paint the fence a darker shade of green than the gate.
把栅栏漆成比大门更深一点的绿色调。
- tint 本词
Specifically a pale version of a color made by adding white, or a slight color cast in something like glass or skin; more specific and slightly technical than shade.
特指加入白色调出的浅色，或某物（如镜片、皮肤）带有的一丝淡淡色彩，意思比shade更具体，语气也略显专业。
Her sunglasses have a slight yellow tint that reduces glare.
她的太阳镜带有一丝淡黄色调，可以减少眩光。
Shade and tint both name a color variation; shade is the common, general word, covering darker and lighter versions. Tint means a pale color made by adding white, or a slight color cast, and is more technical. Shade's other meanings are not compared here.
这两个词在表示“颜色的某种变化”时意思相近，但shade是最常用、最笼统的说法，深浅色调都可以用；tint则专指加入白色调出的浅色或轻微的色彩，语气更专业，常见于镜片、化妆品或摄影等场合。这里不比较shade的“阴凉处”和“遮光物”这两个义项。