lettering

/ˈletərɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈletərɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈle-tə-riŋ/ (ame, mw)

lettering — 名詞

1. the printed or hand-drawn letters that appear on a sign, label, or surface, chos

1.名詞B2
釋義

字體；字樣

標示在物品上的特定樣式文字

the printed or hand-drawn letters that appear on a sign, label, or surface, chosen for a particular look such as colour, shape, or thickness.

例句

The gold lettering on the bakery window had begun to peel after years of sun.

麵包店櫥窗上的金色字體經過多年日曬，已經開始剝落。

collocation: gold / silver / bold lettering on [surface]

Folake painted bold red lettering across the protest banner the night before the march.

Folake 在遊行前一晚，於抗議布條上漆了粗大的紅色字樣。

verb + adjective + lettering as object of paint / draw / write

同義詞
  • typography

    more technical — refers to the design choices behind printed text

  • script

    emphasises a particular writing style or font family

  • inscription

    narrower — letters carved or engraved on a permanent surface like stone or metal

文法句型

the lettering on [object]

[adjective] lettering

用法筆記

Uncountable — never *a lettering / two letterings. Subject is typically the visual style of letters on a physical object (signs, packaging, banners, posters), not the abstract activity of writing letters of the alphabet.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new lettering for the door.
✅I bought new lettering for the door.
💡lettering is uncountable; no 'a' and no plural -s.
❌The teacher gave us lettering homework' (when meaning alphabet practice).
✅The teacher gave us handwriting homework.
💡'lettering' is about decorative or stylised letters on signs, not everyday alphabet practice.