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inks

UK /ɪŋks/US /ɪŋks/

词源

源自中古英语 'inke',进一步来源于古法语 'encre',最终来自拉丁语 'encaustum'(一种紫色墨水)。

noun

❶ 墨水,指用于书写或印刷的液体颜料,通常装在瓶子或墨盒中。

“She filled her pen with black ink.”

(她用黑色墨水灌满了钢笔。)

“The printer ran out of colored inks.”

(打印机的彩色墨水用完了。)

同义词:dye, pigment, stain

verb

❶ 用墨水书写或标记,也指签署或正式确认某件事。

“She inked her signature on the contract.”

(她在合同上用墨水签了名。)

“The artist inked the outline of the drawing.”

(艺术家用墨水勾勒了画的轮廓。)

同义词:sign, write, mark

常见短语

in the ink — 指某事物正在被书写或记录,常用于比喻即将成为现实的事情。

“The contract is still in the ink, so nothing is final yet.”

(合同还在起草中,所以还没有最终确定。)