felt-tip pen

IPA/ˌfelt tɪp ˈpen/
IPA/ˌfelt tɪp ˈpen/

felt-tip pen — 名詞

1. a writing tool whose tip is made of compressed fibre and produces bold, coloured

1.名詞A2
釋義

簽字筆

筆尖由壓縮纖維製成的書寫工具

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

例句

Wei used a red felt-tip pen to circle the important dates on the calendar.

Wei 用紅色簽字筆在日曆上圈出重要的日期。

felt-tip pen + to [verb] for purpose

Maeve bought a set of twelve colourful felt-tip pens for her illustration class.

Maeve 為了插畫課買了一組十二色的簽字筆。

colourful felt-tip pens — attributive use

同義詞
  • 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

2.名詞B1
釋義

簽字筆墨跡

用簽字筆留下的線條或痕跡

lines, writing, or drawings made on a surface by using a felt-tip pen, often visible as a coloured trail left behind

例句

There was blue felt-tip pen all over the poster Kian had decorated.

Kian 裝飾的海報上到處都是藍色簽字筆的痕跡。

uncountable: was + felt-tip pen all over

The package had a return address written in black felt-tip pen on the front.

包裹正面有用黑色簽字筆寫的回寄地址。

written in + felt-tip pen — material-as-medium pattern

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

There were felt-tip pens all over the poster' (sounds like actual pens on top of it).
There was felt-tip pen all over the poster.
💡Use the uncountable sense for marks, not the countable sense for the instrument.