body art

body art — 名詞

1. creative work in which a person's skin or body becomes the surface or material f

1.名詞B2
釋義

人體藝術

以人體作為創作媒介的藝術

creative work in which a person's skin or body becomes the surface or material for the design, such as tattoos, paint, or piercing

例句

At the summer fair, Jiwoo booked a body art session with washable paint.

在夏日園遊會上，Jiwoo 預約了一場用可洗顏料進行的人體藝術體驗。

body art session with temporary paint at an event

The museum opened a body art show about tattoos and painted skin.

那家博物館推出人體藝術展，介紹刺青與人體藝術彩繪。

body art show in a museum setting

常見搭配
  • body art exhibition
  • body art festival
  • body art studio
  • permanent body art
  • body art tradition
同義詞
  • body modification

    broader term that also includes changes not mainly treated as art, such as implants or stretching

  • tattooing

    narrower because it refers only to tattoo work, not piercing or painted designs

  • body painting

    one specific type of body art using paint on the skin

文法句型

body art exhibition

body art festival

permanent body art

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and often used as a broad label for tattoos, body painting, piercing, and similar practices. When talking about one specific mark or procedure, speakers normally use the narrower term such as tattoo or piercing.

常見錯誤

He got a body art on his shoulder.
He got a tattoo on his shoulder.
body art names the overall category, while tattoo names one specific design on the skin.
The shop sells body arts.
The shop offers body art.
body art is usually treated as an uncountable category, not a plural count noun.