plein air
plein air — 片語
1. describing a way of painting in which the artist works outside in natural daylig
戶外寫生
在自然光下戶外作畫的方式
describing a way of painting in which the artist works outside in natural daylight to capture the changing effects of sunlight, shadow, and weather directly on the canvas.
Erik set up his easel in the meadow to paint the sunrise plein air.
Erik 在草地上架起畫架，以戶外寫生的方式畫日出。
collocation: paint plein air
Each spring, Nia's art academy sends students to paint a plein air landscape of the coastline.
Nia 就讀的藝術學院每年春天會派學生到海岸線進行戶外寫生。
attributive: plein air + noun (landscape)
Gabriel painted the winter light across the ice during a plein air study from the frozen lakeshore.
Gabriel 在結冰的湖岸上以戶外寫生的方式描繪冬日光線在冰面上的變化。
Tomás prefers painting plein air because natural light is brighter than in a studio.
Tomás 比較喜歡戶外寫生，因為自然光比畫室的光線更明亮。
Felix works quickly on his plein air landscape because afternoon sun shifts the shadows across the valley.
Felix 快速進行戶外寫生，因為午後的陽光會移動山谷中的陰影。
- outdoor painting
English equivalent; less specific to the artistic method and more general.
- en plein air
The fuller French version of the phrase, sometimes used interchangeably.
- studio painting
Painting done indoors under controlled light conditions.
文法句型
plein air + noun (e.g., plein air painting)
paint/work + plein air
用法筆記
Often contrasted with studio painting. The phrase is French for 'open air' and retains its French pronunciation (/plɛn ɛːr/) in English art contexts.
常見錯誤
2. relating to the French Impressionist movement of the late 19th century whose art
外光畫派
印象派注重捕捉戶外光線的風格
relating to the French Impressionist movement of the late 19th century whose artists worked outdoors to capture natural light, atmosphere, and the shifting qualities of air and weather.
The Orsay Museum in Paris displays French Impressionist landscapes painted plein air along the Seine.
巴黎奧賽博物館展出了在塞納河畔以外光畫派手法繪製的法國印象派風景畫。
Padma wrote her thesis on how Barbizon plein air methods changed European landscape painting.
Padma 的論文探討了巴比松畫派的外光畫法如何改變了歐洲風景畫。
attributive: plein air + noun (methods)
Monet's plein air technique allowed him to paint the same haystack at different hours.
Monet 的外光畫派技巧讓他能夠在同一天的不同小時畫同一座乾草堆。
The gallery's plein air collection shows how Impressionists captured shimmering sunlight on water.
畫廊的外光畫派收藏展現了印象派畫家如何在粼粼水面上捕捉陽光。
- en plein air
Full French phrase used in art history writing.
- open-air painting
English rendering, though less common in scholarly contexts.
文法句型
plein air + noun (e.g., plein air school, plein air tradition)
用法筆記
This sense is specific to art-historical discussion of the Impressionist and Barbizon schools. Do not use for general outdoor painting; see sense 1 for the broader technique.
3. describing an event, activity, or setting that takes place outdoors in the fresh
露天的
在戶外進行或發生的
describing an event, activity, or setting that takes place outdoors in the fresh air rather than inside a building — for example, a meal served on a restaurant terrace, or a concert held in a park.
The restaurant offers plein air dining on a terrace overlooking the old town square.
這家餐廳提供露天用餐，座位設在可俯瞰舊城廣場的露臺上。
attributive: plein air + noun (dining)
Aylin does plein air yoga on the grass at the city botanical gardens every Sunday morning.
Aylin 每週日上午在植物園的草地上做露天瑜珈。
Riverside Park holds plein air concerts with musicians on an outdoor stage each Saturday evening.
河濱公園每週六晚上舉辦露天音樂會，樂手們在戶外舞台上演出。
Asher enjoys plein air markets more than indoor shopping because the atmosphere is cheerful.
Asher 覺得露天市集比室內購物更有趣，因為氣氛充滿活力。
- indoor
Describing activities or settings inside a building.
文法句型
plein air + noun (event, activity, setting)
用法筆記
This is the broadest sense and can apply to any outdoor situation — dining, shopping, performances, classes. It is a more stylish or formal alternative to 'open-air' or 'outdoor'.