collage

/ˈkɒlɑːʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlɑːʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈläzh kȯ-, kō-/ (ame, mw)

collage — 名詞

  • collagesingular
  • collagesplural

1. a type of visual art built by gluing different items — for instance, newspaper c

1.名詞B1
釋義

拼貼；拼貼畫

將不同材料黏貼成畫的技法或作品

a type of visual art built by gluing different items — for instance, newspaper clippings, fabric scraps, or photos — onto a solid backing; also the method of making works in this style.

例句

For her school project, Priya made a collage of magazine pictures about ocean pollution.

Priya 為了學校作業，用雜誌圖片拼貼出一幅關於海洋汙染的作品。

collocation: make a collage

The art teacher showed the class how to build a collage using dried leaves and old newspapers.

美術老師向全班示範如何用枯葉和舊報紙製作拼貼畫。

collocation: build a collage

同義詞
  • montage

    often used for photographic or film-based works where images are layered or shown in quick sequence

  • mosaic

    made of small stone or glass pieces set in cement; a different technique from collage

  • assemblage

    a three-dimensional artwork built from found objects, similar to collage but not flat

文法句型

a collage (countable) — one finished artwork

collage (uncountable) — the technique or medium

make/create/build a collage

用法筆記

Collage is countable (a finished artwork) when referring to a specific picture, and uncountable (the technique) when talking about the method in general: 'She studied collage in her second year at art school.'

常見錯誤

❌I drew a collage.
✅I made a collage.
💡You assemble a collage by gluing or attaching materials; you do not draw it like a sketch or painting.

2. a combination of many different things, styles, or ideas that are brought togeth

2.名詞B2
釋義

集錦；混合體

多樣元素混合而成的組合

a combination of many different things, styles, or ideas that are brought together to form a single work, scene, or whole.

例句

The film felt like a collage of different genres — comedy, drama, and animation all mixed together.

這部電影融合了喜劇、劇情片和動畫等不同類型，宛如一場風格大雜燴。

metaphorical: a collage of [genres/styles]

Hana's cooking style is a collage of recipes she learned while travelling through Southeast Asia.

Hana 的烹飪風格融合了她在東南亞旅行時學到的各種食譜。

collocation: a collage of [ideas/experiences]

同義詞
  • mixture

    more general; does not carry the artistic implication of intentionally assembled parts

  • blend

    suggests the elements are more smoothly combined rather than visibly distinct

  • assortment

    focuses on variety but lacks the creative, constructed feel of collage

  • mosaic

    similar metaphor of many small pieces forming a whole, often used for communities or cultures

反義詞
  • uniformity

    the state of being all the same rather than mixed

文法句型

a collage of [plural noun] — a collection of varied items or ideas

用法筆記

This figurative sense is commonly used in reviews and criticism about art, music, film, or writing. The preposition 'of' is always required before the list of varied elements: 'a collage of sounds,' 'a collage of influences.'

常見錯誤

❌The book is a collage different stories.
✅The book is a collage of different stories.
💡The preposition 'of' is required after 'collage' in this sense.