palette
/ˈpælət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpælət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpa-lət/ (ame, mw)
palette — 名詞
- palettesingular
- palettesplural
1. a flat board, often with a thumb hole, that painters hold while they blend wet c
調色盤
畫畫時拿來混色的板子
a flat board, often with a thumb hole, that painters hold while they blend wet colours during a painting session.
Felipe wiped green paint across the palette before adding white for the sky.
Felipe 在調色盤上抹開綠色顏料後，再加白色來畫天空。
wipe paint across the palette
The teacher held a wooden palette in one hand and a brush in the other.
老師一手拿著木製調色盤，另一手拿著畫筆。
hold a palette in one hand
Paint dripped from Niran's palette onto the newspaper spread across the floor.
顏料從 Niran 的調色盤滴到鋪在地上的報紙上。
Christopher cleaned his palette with a rag after finishing the portrait.
Christopher 完成肖像畫後，用抹布把調色盤擦乾淨。
- paint board
a plain descriptive phrase for the artist's board
- mixing board
stresses the surface where colours are blended
文法句型
hold + a palette + in one hand
mix/blend + colours + on a palette
用法筆記
Usually refers to the hand-held board used while painting, not to the finished set of colours in an artwork. It often appears with words such as wooden, paint, or artist's.
2. the group of colours that an artist, designer, film, or photograph regularly use
用色風格
創作者慣用的色彩組合
the group of colours that an artist, designer, film, or photograph regularly uses to create a particular visual mood.
Critics praised the film's dark palette of grey, blue, and smoky green.
評論家稱讚那部電影偏暗的用色風格，裡面多是灰、藍和煙綠。
a dark palette of colours
Sayaka's palette became warmer after she moved from oil to pastel work.
Sayaka 從油畫改做粉彩後，她的用色風格變得更溫暖。
palette became warmer
The magazine cover uses a soft palette that makes the product look calm.
那本雜誌封面採用柔和的用色風格，讓產品看起來很平靜。
Museum visitors noticed how the painter's winter palette avoided bright red entirely.
博物館訪客注意到，那位畫家冬季系列的用色風格完全避開亮紅色。
- color scheme
broader and can describe any planned set of colours
- tonal range
more technical and often stresses light-dark balance
文法句型
a warm/dark/muted palette
use + a palette + of colours
用法筆記
Often modified by warm, cool, muted, or dark. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense is tied to an artist's or image-maker's visual style, not to the colours chosen for a room.
3. the set of colours chosen for a room, home, or other decorated space.
空間配色
室內布置採用的顏色搭配
the set of colours chosen for a room, home, or other decorated space.
Élise chose a warm palette of cream and clay for the living room.
Élise 為客廳挑了奶油色和陶土色的溫暖空間配色。
choose a palette for a room
The hotel's palette mixes sand, white, and pale blue in every bedroom.
那家旅館的空間配色把沙色、白色和淡藍色放進每間臥室。
palette mixes wall colours
Our designer suggested a lighter palette to make the narrow kitchen feel open.
設計師建議用較淺的空間配色，讓狹長的廚房看起來更開闊。
The nursery looked calmer once Omar replaced the bright palette with softer greens.
Omar 把鮮亮的空間配色換成較柔和的綠色後，育嬰房看起來更平靜。
- color scheme
the most general everyday term for chosen room colours
- decor palette
used especially when discussing interior styling
文法句型
choose + a palette + for a room
a palette of + wall/fabric colours
用法筆記
Common in home-design talk. Unlike sense 2, it describes colours selected for a physical space rather than an artist's habitual visual style.
4. the collection of colours that a computer program, device, or screen can display
色盤
系統可顯示或選用的顏色集合
the collection of colours that a computer program, device, or screen can display or let a user choose.
This old printer cannot reproduce every colour in the screen palette.
這台老印表機無法重現螢幕色盤中的每一種顏色。
every colour in the screen palette
Design students reduced the palette to sixteen colours for the game icon.
設計學生把色盤縮減到十六色，用來做遊戲圖示。
reduce the palette to sixteen colours
The program saves a custom palette for users who edit photos every day.
這個程式會替每天修圖的使用者儲存自訂色盤。
Imran imported a pastel palette into the app before drawing the map.
Imran 在畫地圖前，先把一組粉彩色盤匯入那個 app。
- color table
a more technical term used in software and graphics work
- color set
a plain phrase for the available group of colours
文法句型
reduce + the palette + to + number of colours
save/load + a custom palette
用法筆記
Often appears in computing or digital-design contexts with words like custom, limited, or screen. It names the colours a system offers, not the colours a person prefers.
5. a slim makeup case that holds several shades of the same cosmetic, such as eye s
彩妝盤
裝多色彩妝的扁平盒
a slim makeup case that holds several shades of the same cosmetic, such as eye shadow or highlighter.
Eshe slipped a small palette into her bag before the wedding dinner.
Eshe 在婚宴晚餐前，把一個小彩妝盤塞進包包裡。
slip a palette into a bag
The beauty counter displayed a new palette with six shades of brown.
美妝專櫃展示了一個新彩妝盤，裡面有六種棕色。
a palette with six shades
Caleb bought his sister a highlighter palette for her birthday.
Caleb 買了一個打亮彩妝盤送給姊姊當生日禮物。
Lukas dropped the palette, and two pink powders cracked inside the case.
Lukas 把彩妝盤摔到地上，裡面兩格粉紅色粉餅裂開了。
- makeup compact
broader because a compact may hold one product rather than many shades
- eye-shadow set
more specific when the palette contains eye colours
文法句型
a palette with + number of shades
slip/pack + a palette + into a bag
用法筆記
Usually refers to a compact case sold for cosmetics, especially eye shadow, blush, or highlighter. Distinguish from sense 1: this palette stores makeup rather than wet paint.