on display

on display — idiom

1. placed where the public can look at it, especially in a museum, gallery, or shop

1.慣用語B1
釋義

placed where the public can look at it, especially in a museum, gallery, or shop window

例句

Chidi's photographs are on display at the city library this month.

be + on display for describing where something is shown

The gallery put Liam's sculptures on display in the main hall.

put + object + on display

同義詞
  • on show

    very similar meaning; slightly more common in British English

  • on view

    suggests something arranged for careful inspection

  • exhibited

    more formal; often used in official museum or gallery contexts

反義詞
  • in storage

    put away and not available for public viewing

文法句型

be + on display

put + object + on display

go + on display

用法筆記

Typically follows be, go, or put. When something 'goes on display,' it is shown to the public for the first time or after a period of not being shown.

常見錯誤

❌The vase is in display at the museum.
✅The vase is on display at the museum.
💡the fixed phrase always uses 'on', never 'in'.