来自拉丁语pingere,涂色，上色，词源同paint,picture.-ment,名词后缀。引申词义颜色，色素。

1. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.

他就着几滴油磨了些颜料，自己制油彩。

2. Certain pigment colours were painted on to dry plaster using tempera (where egg yolk is used to fix the pigment).

使用蛋彩画颜料（内含可以定色的蛋黄）在干石膏上绘出了特定颜色。

3. Similarly, any pigment nevus that is chronically irritated should be excised.

同样, 凡是经常受慢性刺激的各种色素痣切勿予以切除.

4. Bacteria or bile pigment may serve as a nidus for crystal formation.

细菌或胆色素可作为结晶形成的一个核心.

5. When highly purified, the red - absorbing form of the pigment is blue - green.

如果高度提纯, 这种色素的红光吸收型是蓝绿色的.