painter
/ˈpeɪntə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpeɪntər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpān-tər/ (ame, mw)
painter — 名詞
- paintersingular
- paintersplural
1. an artist who creates pictures by spreading colours onto a surface such as canva
畫家
以繪畫為志業或職業的藝術家
an artist who creates pictures by spreading colours onto a surface such as canvas or paper, often as a career or a serious hobby.
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who often put herself in her pictures.
Frida Kahlo 是一位墨西哥畫家，她常把自己畫進作品裡。
common pattern: '[adjective of nationality] + painter'
Lina dreams of becoming a painter and selling her work in a small gallery.
Lina 夢想成為畫家，把自己的作品放在小畫廊裡賣。
'become a painter' for choosing it as a career
Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters of sunflowers and starry skies.
Van Gogh 是最著名的向日葵與星空畫家之一。
The museum in Taipei is showing works by three young painters from Tainan.
台北那間美術館正在展出三位來自台南的年輕畫家的作品。
The painter set up her easel by the river and began mixing oils on a small canvas.
那位畫家在河邊架起畫架，開始在一張小畫布上調油彩。
- artist
broader — covers sculptors, illustrators, and others, not only those who use paint
- illustrator
creates pictures for books, magazines, or posters rather than gallery art
文法句型
a painter of [subject]
a [adjective] painter
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to fine-art creators, often modified by an art style or subject ('landscape painter', 'portrait painter', 'abstract painter'). Sense 2 (the trade worker) is usually unmodified or paired with a building-trade word.
常見錯誤
2. a tradesperson hired to coat the walls, doors, ceilings, and outside woodwork of
油漆工
替建築物上漆的工人
a tradesperson hired to coat the walls, doors, ceilings, and outside woodwork of houses or other buildings with paint.
We hired a local painter to repaint the kitchen before the baby arrived.
我們在寶寶出生前請了一位當地的油漆工把廚房重新粉刷。
collocation: 'hire a painter'
The painter spent two days putting a fresh coat of white on the bedroom walls.
那位油漆工花了兩天，在臥室牆面上漆上一層新的白漆。
typical action: 'put a coat of [colour] on [surface]'
Mr. Lee has worked as a painter and decorator in Kaohsiung for over twenty years.
Lee 先生在高雄當油漆裝潢師傅已經超過二十年了。
Three painters in white overalls were finishing the front of the old hotel.
三位穿著白色工作服的油漆工正在收尾那間老旅館的外牆。
The painters left their ladders and brushes on the lawn during the lunch break.
午休時間，油漆工們把梯子和刷子留在草坪上。
- decorator
British — often used together as 'painter and decorator'; covers wallpaper too
- house painter
American — makes the trade clear and avoids confusion with the artist sense
文法句型
hire a painter
a painter and decorator
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a trade worker, not an artist. Often appears with verbs of hiring or scheduling ('hire/call/book a painter') and with words for surfaces and tools ('walls', 'ladder', 'brush', 'overalls'). The British compound 'painter and decorator' is fixed.