car·mine /ˈkɑrmən, ˌmaɪn/
 洋紅色,深紅色(a.)洋紅色的,深紅色的
 car·mine /ˈkɑrmən, ˌmaɪn/ 名詞
 Car·mine n.
 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
 3. Chem. The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid.
 Carmine red Chem., a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns.
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 carmine
      adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
            of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
            [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, cerise,
             cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
             scarlet]
      n : a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: cardinal]
      v : color carmine