easel

IPA/ˈiːzl/
KK[ˈizəl]IPA/ˈiːzl/

easel — 名詞

  • easelsingular
  • easelsplural

1. A stand with an upright frame that holds a painting, drawing, or canvas at a goo

1.名詞B1
釋義

畫架

畫家作畫時支撐畫布的架子

A stand with an upright frame that holds a painting, drawing, or canvas at a good height and angle while an artist works on it.

例句

Élise set up her wooden easel by the studio window to paint the morning light.

Élise 在工作室窗邊架好了她的木製畫架，準備描繪早晨的光線。

set up an easel — verb + noun for preparing the stand

The art teacher adjusted the large easel so the students could see the brushwork clearly.

美術老師調整了大型畫架的高度，好讓學生們能清楚看到筆法示範。

同義詞
  • stand

    A more general term for any upright support; less specific to art.

  • tripod

    A three-legged stand, usually for cameras rather than painting.

  • frame

    Describes the part that holds the canvas, not the whole stand.

文法句型

a/an + easel

adjective + easel

常見錯誤

❌He bought a new easel chair.
✅He bought a new easel.
💡'easel' refers only to the frame, not to any other studio furniture.
❌I put the picture on the easel' (for a framed photo on a shelf).
✅I put the canvas on the easel.
💡easels are for canvases or drawing boards that an artist works on, not for displaying finished framed pictures.