calligraphy

/kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈli-grə-fē/ (ame, mw)

calligraphy — noun

1. the skill or art of writing letters and words in an attractive way, using a brus

1.名詞B1
釋義

the skill or art of writing letters and words in an attractive way, using a brush, a special pen, or similar tools, as well as the writing produced by this skill

例句

Mei-Lin spent Saturday mornings practising Chinese calligraphy with her grandfather's brush.

collocation: practise calligraphy

The museum's new exhibition features Japanese calligraphy by five modern artists.

同義詞
  • handwriting

    general term for any person's writing style, not necessarily artistic

  • penmanship

    focuses on the skill of writing clearly by hand; more common in American English than British

  • lettering

    the process of drawing letters by hand, often for signs or posters; less formal than calligraphy

  • script

    refers to a particular style of written letters, not the art itself

文法句型

calligraphy [noun as modifier] (e.g. calligraphy class, calligraphy brush)

用法筆記

Uncountable — you cannot say 'a calligraphy' or 'two calligraphies'. To refer to a single piece, use 'a piece of calligraphy' or 'a calligraphy work'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a calligraphy.
✅I bought a calligraphy set.
💡calligraphy is uncountable; use 'a calligraphy set' for the tools.
❌She has beautiful calligraphies on the wall.
✅She has beautiful pieces of calligraphy on the wall.
💡use 'pieces of calligraphy' for multiple works.