oil colour
oil colour — 名詞
1. a thick paint made by blending coloured powder with a liquid such as linseed oil
油畫顏料
混合油與色粉的繪畫顏料
a thick paint made by blending coloured powder with a liquid such as linseed oil; it is the traditional material used by artists for painting on canvas or board
Yuki prefers working with oil colour because the paint stays wet longer than watercolour.
Yuki 偏好使用油畫顏料作畫，因為它的乾燥速度比水彩慢。
uncountable: working with oil colour as a medium
The art teacher showed the class how to mix two oil colours together on the palette.
美術老師向全班示範如何在調色盤上混合兩種油畫顏料。
Amina bought a set of twelve oil colours for her portrait-painting course.
Amina 買了一組十二色油畫顏料，用來上肖像畫課程。
countable: a set of twelve oil colours
Unlike acrylic paint, oil colour takes several days to dry completely.
油畫顏料跟壓克力顏料不同，需要好幾天才會完全乾燥。
Carmen cleaned her brushes with linseed oil after each session with oil colour.
Carmen 每次使用油畫顏料之後，都用亞麻仁油清洗畫筆。
collocation: clean brushes with [solvent] after using oil colour
- oil colour + [tube / set / palette]
- paint in oil colour(s)
- work with oil colour
- oil colour + [linseed / drying]
- oil paint
the standard term in both British and American English; 'oil colour' is slightly more formal or traditional in art contexts
- artist's oil
often used on product labels; emphasises professional-grade quality
- watercolour
a water-based paint with very different handling properties — dries fast, used on paper, translucent
- acrylic paint
a fast-drying water-based paint that behaves differently from oil colour
文法句型
oil colour + for [painting/drawing]
in oil colour(s) — medium used
用法筆記
Oil colour is the British spelling; the American spelling is 'oil color'. Frequently used as an uncountable noun when referring to the medium in general, and as a countable noun when referring to specific shades or tubes of paint.