brushwork

IPA/ˈbrʌʃwɜːk/
KK[brˈʌʃwˌɚk]IPA/ˈbrʌʃwɜːrk/

brushwork — noun

1. the recognisable way a painter moves and presses a brush onto a canvas — the siz

1.名詞C1
釋義

the recognisable way a painter moves and presses a brush onto a canvas — the size, direction, and texture of the strokes that together form a painter's personal mark.

例句

Iker studied Van Gogh's swirling brushwork for hours at the Amsterdam museum.

possessive + brushwork (painter's signature style)

The professor praised Lakshmi's loose brushwork in the landscape painting she submitted.

adjective + brushwork (loose / tight / bold)

同義詞
  • technique

    broader — covers any method of painting, not just brush handling

  • strokes

    concrete countable — refers to the individual marks, not the overall manner

  • handling

    more general — used for any tool, not specific to brushes

文法句型

someone's brushwork

brushwork in [painting/work]

用法筆記

Uncountable; never pluralised as 'brushworks'. Frequently takes a possessive or descriptive adjective (loose, bold, delicate, careful).

常見錯誤

❌The artist's brushworks are famous.
✅The artist's brushwork is famous.
💡brushwork is uncountable; do not add -s.
❌She has a unique brush work.
✅She has a unique brushwork style.
💡written as one word; 'brush work' as two words means manual labour with a brush.