felt-tip pen
felt-tip pen — noun
1. a writing tool whose tip is made of compressed fibre and produces bold, coloured
a writing tool whose tip is made of compressed fibre and produces bold, coloured lines; people use it to write, colour, or draw on paper and other surfaces
Wei used a red felt-tip pen to circle the important dates on the calendar.
felt-tip pen + to [verb] for purpose
Maeve bought a set of twelve colourful felt-tip pens for her illustration class.
colourful felt-tip pens — attributive use
The teacher asked the children to bring their felt-tip pens to the art room on Friday.
Vinícius prefers drawing with felt-tip pens because the lines are bright and even.
- marker pen
more common for thick-tip versions used on whiteboards or cardboard
- felt-tip marker
interchangeable, especially in American English
- fibre-tip pen
slightly more formal; used in British English
用法筆記
The term can refer to pens of various tip widths: fine-tip felt pens are often called 'felt-tip pens' while broader ones are usually called 'markers' or 'felt-tip markers'.
2. lines, writing, or drawings made on a surface by using a felt-tip pen, often vis
lines, writing, or drawings made on a surface by using a felt-tip pen, often visible as a coloured trail left behind
There was blue felt-tip pen all over the poster Kian had decorated.
uncountable: was + felt-tip pen all over
The package had a return address written in black felt-tip pen on the front.
written in + felt-tip pen — material-as-medium pattern
Zuri could still see faint felt-tip pen on the whiteboard after it was wiped clean.
Yuki traced over the pencil sketch in felt-tip pen so the lines would show through.
- marker ink
specifically refers to the ink substance rather than visible lines
- felt-tip pen marks
countable alternative when referring to multiple lines or strokes
用法筆記
In this sense felt-tip pen is uncountable and refers to the visible result (marks), not the writing instrument itself. If you mean 'marks made with several pens', say felt-tip pen marks or marks in felt-tip pen.