名詞 pigment:

1. dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc)

動詞 pigment:

1. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
2. color or dye with a pigment

1. A white lead pigment, sometimes used in cosmetics.
   鉛白一種白色鉛顏料，有時用于化妝品制造
2. A white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.
   鋅鋇白一種由硫化鋅、氧化鋅和硫酸鋇混合構(gòu)成的白色色素
3. I have mixed pigment with oil.
   我已經(jīng)把顏料和油混合起來了。
4. They used only natural pigments to dye the wool.
   他們只用天然顏料染毛織品。

pig.ment

n.（名詞）
A substance used as coloring.
顏料，涂料：用作著色劑的物質(zhì)
Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products.
色質(zhì)：干的著色物質(zhì)，通常是一種可與水、油或其他固定劑混合的粉末，可制成漆和類似的產(chǎn)品
A substance, such as chlorophyll or melanin, that produces a characteristic color in plant or animal tissue.
色素：在植物或動物組織中產(chǎn)生一種特定顏色的物質(zhì)，如葉綠素或黑色素
v.tr.（及物動詞）
pig.ment.ed,pig.ment.ing,pig.ments
To color with pigment.
用涂料給…著色，染色于，染

來源：
Middle English [spice, red dye]
中古英語 [香料，紅色染料]
from Latin pigmentum
源自 拉丁語 pigmentum
from pingere [to paint] * see peig-
源自 pingere [涂漆，繪畫] *參見 peig-

【引伸】
pig.mentar.y