artwork

/ˈɑːtwɜːk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːrtwɜːrk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈärt-ˌwərk/ (ame, mw)

artwork — noun

1. drawings, photographs, diagrams, and similar visual material that are made or ch

1.名詞B2
釋義

drawings, photographs, diagrams, and similar visual material that are made or chosen to appear alongside the text in a book, magazine, newspaper, or advertisement.

例句

Theo spent two weeks preparing the artwork for the children's cookbook.

preparing the artwork for [publication]

The magazine pays freelance illustrators well for cover artwork.

cover artwork in publishing context

同義詞
  • illustrations

    drawings only; excludes photographs

  • graphics

    broader; includes typography and digital design elements

  • visuals

    informal; covers any visual content including video

反義詞
  • text

    the written words a publication's artwork sits beside

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable in this sense. Subject is usually a publication or a designer, and the verb is often 'prepare', 'submit', 'approve', or 'redo'.

常見錯誤

❌The book has many artworks.
✅The book has a lot of artwork.
💡In the publishing sense, treat artwork as uncountable; don't add -s.

2. a single painting, sculpture, photograph, or other object made by an artist; or

2.名詞B2
釋義

a single painting, sculpture, photograph, or other object made by an artist; or such objects considered together, often the kind shown in galleries and museums.

例句

The gallery displays over two hundred artworks by African painters.

countable plural: 'artworks'

Aunt Rosa donated her late husband's artwork to the city museum.

uncountable: artwork as a collection

同義詞
  • piece

    common in art-world speech: 'a piece by Monet'

  • work

    more formal; often plural 'works' for a body of art

  • creation

    emphasises the artist's invention; slightly literary

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is the finished art object itself (often in a gallery), while sense 1 is the visual material put into a printed publication. Both countable ('an artwork', 'three artworks') and uncountable ('a lot of artwork') uses are accepted.

常見錯誤

❌She painted a beautiful artwork yesterday.
✅She painted a beautiful picture yesterday.
💡'artwork' usually refers to a finished, exhibited piece; for the act of producing one, prefer 'painting', 'drawing', or 'piece'.