核心畫面

Think of one drop of colour going into a full glass of clear water. The water does not become a new colour. It only carries a faint trace, and you have to look to see it at all. That trace is what tinge is about — and the same tiny amount works for feelings as well as for colours.

可以想成一滴顏料滴進一整杯清水。水沒有變成另一種顏色。只是隱隱約約帶了一點,要看才看得出來。tinge 講的就是這種更多收起可以想成一滴顏料滴進一整杯清水。水沒有變成另一種顏色。只是隱隱約約帶了一點,要看才看得出來。tinge 講的就是這種「剛好看得出來」的份量。這一點可以是顏色,也可以是情緒或某種性質。份量再多一點,就不是 tinge 了。

From the word’s history

The word comes from Latin tingō, 'to dip, to moisten, to dye'. Something dipped and lifted straight out keeps only a light colour, which fits the small amount the word still means today. The verb came first and the noun was formed from it.

來源字典說這個字來自拉丁文 tingō:浸、沾濕、染色。東西在顏料裡沾一下就拿起來,顏色自然是淡的。這條線索正好對上它今天的份量感。先有動詞,名詞才從動詞長出來。

Wiktionary etymology supplied in this packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1130832986) — Latin tingō ('to dip; to moisten; to colour, dye, tinge'); the noun is derived from the verb.

One branch

剛好看得出來的那一點(名詞與動詞兩面)

兩個詞性說的是同一件事,差別只在你看的是那一點本身,還是把那一點加進去的動作。

noun · C1

A very small amount of a colour, a feeling, or a quality, mixed into something else and only just strong enough to notice.

一絲;淡淡的一點