graininess
graininess — 名詞
1. the quality of having a rough or uneven texture that looks or feels as though it
顆粒感
呈現細小顆粒狀的質感
the quality of having a rough or uneven texture that looks or feels as though it contains many tiny, separate pieces, like grains of sand or particles in a photograph.
Lin noticed the graininess in the old photograph, which gave it a soft, nostalgic look.
Lin 注意到那張老照片中的顆粒感，使它帶有一種柔和懷舊的氣氛。
graininess + in [photograph / image / film]
The graininess of Elena's phone photo got worse when she tried to zoom in.
Elena 手機照片的顆粒感在放大後變得更明顯了。
Patel complained about the graininess of the sauce, which had small lumps of flour.
Patel 抱怨醬汁的顆粒感，裡面有些沒攪散的小麵粉團塊。
graininess + of [food] — describing texture
When Chen sanded the wooden table, he could see the graininess of the surface disappear.
Chen 在打磨木桌時，可以看見木頭的顆粒感逐漸消失。
Okafor could feel the graininess of the desert sand through his socks as he walked.
Okafor 走過沙漠時，能隔著襪子感受到沙子的顆粒感。
feel + graininess — tactile context
- graininess of [photograph / image / sauce / sand / surface]
- graininess in [photo / film / picture]
- feel the graininess
- notice the graininess
- reduce graininess
- visible graininess
- slight graininess
- granularity
more technical or scientific; used for particle sizes in materials or data resolution, not everyday textures
- grittiness
implies sand-like or dirt-like particles that feel unpleasant to touch or eat
- coarseness
broader term for any rough, uneven texture, not necessarily made of visible particles
- smoothness
opposite quality — a completely even surface or texture with no bumps or particles
- fineness
describes a texture with very small or imperceptible particles
用法筆記
Most commonly used in photography and digital imaging to describe visible particles or pixelation in an image; also common for food textures (sauces, ice cream) and material surfaces (wood, sandpaper). Frequently appears with 'of' to specify the thing that feels grainy.