inscription

/ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪnskrˈɪpʃən] /ɪnˈskrɪpʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪnskrˈɪpʃən] /in-ˈskrip-shən How to pronounce inscription (audio)/ (ame, mw)

inscription — 名詞

  • inscriptionsingular
  • inscriptionsplural

1. a piece of wording carved, engraved, or written onto a surface such as stone, me

1.名詞C1
釋義

銘文；刻文

刻在器物表面的文字

a piece of wording carved, engraved, or written onto a surface such as stone, metal, glass, or wood.

例句

The inscription on the old bell was faint after decades of sea air.

那口舊鐘上的銘文經過幾十年的海風吹拂後，已經很模糊了。

'inscription on [object]' for wording visible on a surface

Wei copied the Latin inscription from the museum coin into his notebook.

Wei 把博物館硬幣上的拉丁銘文抄進筆記本。

copy an inscription from a historical object

同義詞
  • engraving

    often stresses words cut into hard material rather than simply written there

  • lettering

    can focus on the style of the letters, not just the message

  • wording

    focuses on the text itself and not the carved or visual form

文法句型

inscription on something

inscription inside something

用法筆記

Usually appears with a surface or object after 'on', 'in', or 'inside'. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is the wording already visible on the object itself, not a personal dedication added when giving it.

2. a few personal words written in a book, on a photograph, or on a work of art whe

2.名詞C1
釋義

題辭；獻詞

題在禮物或照片上的短句

a few personal words written in a book, on a photograph, or on a work of art when giving it to someone.

例句

Lakshmi smiled at the inscription inside the cookbook from her aunt.

Lakshmi 看著食譜內頁姨媽寫的題辭，露出了笑容。

inscription inside a gift item

The gallery asked guests to keep their inscriptions brief and personal.

畫廊請來賓把獻詞寫得簡短而真誠。

plural inscriptions written for an event

同義詞
  • dedication

    broader; can mean a whole dedicatory page or the act of dedicating

  • message

    everyday and general, without the literary or ceremonial flavour

  • note

    short and informal, often less special than an inscription

文法句型

inscription in a book

inscription on a photo

用法筆記

This sense is about a short dedicatory message added for a particular person. Distinguish from sense 1: a gift inscription is written by someone for a recipient, not fixed wording that belongs to the object itself.

3. the process of writing, carving, or engraving words onto a surface.

3.名詞C2
釋義

刻寫

把文字刻上去的過程

the process of writing, carving, or engraving words onto a surface.

例句

The slow inscription of each letter took the apprentice all afternoon.

每個字的刻寫都讓那名學徒忙了一整個下午。

'inscription of each letter' naming the process itself

Inscription of the memorial stone began after the family approved the wording.

紀念石碑的刻寫在家屬核准文字內容後才開始。

formal noun use for the act of carving text

同義詞
  • engraving

    often implies cutting into a hard material with tools

  • carving

    broader physical cutting, not always limited to words

  • writing

    much broader and can be done with ink rather than by cutting

文法句型

inscription of something

inscription on a surface

用法筆記

Most common in formal, historical, or technical writing. Unlike senses 1 and 2, this sense names the action or process rather than the finished words you can read.