halftone
halftone — 名詞
- halftonesingular
- halftonesplural
1. a way of printing images by breaking a photograph or illustration into a grid of
網版；半色調
用細網點構成深淺色調的印刷方式
a way of printing images by breaking a photograph or illustration into a grid of tiny black dots; the size and spacing of the dots create the look of different shades of gray or color when viewed from a normal distance
Bao noticed that the halftone image in the brochure used larger dots for darker areas.
Bao 注意到型錄中的網版影像使用較大的網點代表較暗的區域。
halftone image + larger dots = darker tone
The art book reproduces Valentina's charcoal drawing as a halftone on textured paper.
這本藝術書將 Valentina 的炭筆素描以網版印刷重現在紋理紙上。
reproduce as a halftone — printing output
Padma adjusted the halftone settings on the scanner to keep the shadow details clear.
Padma 調整了掃描器上的網版設定，以保留陰影中的細節。
Emma studied the halftone pattern under a magnifying glass for her design class.
Emma 為了設計課，用放大鏡仔細觀察網版圖案的結構。
The old newspaper photo was printed as a coarse halftone, giving it a gritty feel.
那張舊報紙照片以粗糙的網版印刷，呈現出一種粗顆粒的質感。
- halftone print
the physical output rather than the technique
- photoengraving
a broader term for any image reproduced through metal or plastic plates
- continuous tone
an image or print with smooth, unbroken gradations of tone, created without dots
文法句型
halftone of [image/subject]
as a halftone
用法筆記
Belongs to the technical vocabulary of printing, publishing, and digital graphics. In casual conversation, most speakers say 'a printed picture' rather than 'a halftone'.
2. the smallest interval between two notes in Western music, equal to the pitch gap
半音
音樂音階中最小音程單位
the smallest interval between two notes in Western music, equal to the pitch gap from one piano key to the very next key, whether white or black
Hamza practiced moving his fingers one halftone at a time along the guitar fretboard.
Hamza 練習在吉他指板上一次移動一個半音的位置。
one halftone at a time — stepwise movement
Ryo noticed that a major and minor scale differ by one halftone in the third note.
Ryo 發現大調和小調的差異只在第三個音相差一個半音。
Noa asked her teacher to explain the difference between a halftone and a whole tone.
Noa 請她的老師說明半音和全音之間的差別。
For the music exam, Mark had to identify each halftone interval by ear.
為了音樂考試，Mark 必須用耳朵辨認每個半音音程。
Tunde played the melody a halftone higher so the singer could reach the high notes.
Tunde 將旋律移高一個半音，讓歌手能夠唱到高音部分。
- whole tone
an interval twice the size of a halftone, equal to two piano keys apart with one key in between
- whole step
the American English term for a whole tone
文法句型
by halftones
a halftone interval
用法筆記
Now much less common than 'semitone' (British) or 'half step' (American). Modern musicians almost always say 'semitone' or 'half step' instead of 'halftone' for the interval.