stencil
/ˈstensl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstensl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsten(t)-səl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsten.səl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsten.səl/ (ame, ipa)
stencil — 名詞
- stencilsingular
- stencilsplural
1. A stencil is a thin flat piece of plastic, metal, or cardboard that has shapes o
模板
供塗漆或印製圖案的鏤空板
A stencil is a thin flat piece of plastic, metal, or cardboard that has shapes or letters cut through it. You put it against a wall, fabric, or paper and then brush or spray paint across the openings. The paint goes through the cut areas and leaves a copy of the shape on the material underneath.
Brandon cut a leaf shape from cardboard to use as a stencil for art class.
Brandon 用紙板剪了一片葉子的形狀，當作美術課的模板。
use [object] as a stencil
The teacher handed each student a plastic stencil with the letters of the alphabet.
老師發給每位學生一塊印有字母的塑膠模板。
Lien bought a stencil of birds and flowers to decorate her bedroom wall.
Lien 買了一塊鳥和花朵圖案的模板，要裝飾她臥室的牆壁。
After using the stencil several times, Asher cleaned the paint off with warm water.
Asher 把模板用了好幾次之後，用溫水把上面的顏料洗乾淨。
Make a stencil by printing a design and cutting the outline with a knife.
把圖案印出來，再用美工刀沿輪廓割下，就能做出模板。
常見錯誤
2. A mark, image, or piece of text that appears on a surface after paint or ink has
模板圖案
透過模板製作的圖案或文字
A mark, image, or piece of text that appears on a surface after paint or ink has been applied through a cut-out template and the template has been lifted away.
The walls of the shop were covered with colourful stencils of leaves and vines.
這家店的牆上畫滿了色彩繽紛的葉子和藤蔓模板圖案。
stencil + on [surface] (the finished design)
Tanvi pointed at the stencil above the door — a blue circle with a star inside.
Tanvi 指著門上方的印花——一個藍色圓圈，裡面有一顆星星。
Each stencil on the fabric was painted in a different shade of green and gold.
布料上的每一道印花都塗上了深淺不同的綠色和金色。
Renata framed the stencil her daughter had made at the Saturday craft workshop.
Renata 把女兒在週六才藝班做的模板圖案裱了框。
- print
More general — produced by any printing method; a stencil is a specific kind of print made through a cut-out template.
- design
Can refer to any decorative motif drawn by hand; a stencil is always the physical result of printing through a template.
- pattern
Often implies repetition; a stencil may be a single image or a repeating motif.
用法筆記
This sense refers to the finished pattern or image, not the tool used to create it. Compare with sense 1 (CUT-OUT TEMPLATE).
stencil — 動詞
- stencilpresent simple I / you / we / they
- stencils3rd person singular
- stenciling-ing form
- stenciledpast simple
1. To create a pattern, letter, or picture by laying a cut-out template on a surfac
用模板印製
將顏料透過鏤空模板塗布於表面
To create a pattern, letter, or picture by laying a cut-out template on a surface and brushing, spraying, or rolling paint or ink over the template so that the design is transferred to the surface underneath.
Selim stencilled the name of his boat onto the wooden sign in white paint.
Selim 用白色顏料把船名用模板印製在木牌上。
stencil [design] onto [surface]
The children stencilled tiny hand prints all along the border of the classroom wall.
孩子們沿著教室牆壁的邊緣，用模板印上了一排小小的手印。
stencil + along + border (positioning)
Ife decided to stencil a repeating diamond pattern across the kitchen cupboard doors.
Ife 決定在廚房櫥櫃的門板上用模板印製連續的菱形花紋。
Mathieu carefully stencilled a row of red poppies around the edge of the tablecloth.
Mathieu 沿著桌巾邊緣仔細地用模板印上了一排紅色罌粟花。
Quinn learned how to stencil letters onto fabric using special paint and a foam brush.
Quinn 學會了如何用特殊布料顏料和泡棉刷，在布料上用模板印製文字。
- freehand
Drawing or painting without any guide or template — the opposite of using a stencil.
文法句型
stencil + noun phrase (the design)
stencil + noun phrase + onto + surface
stencil + noun phrase + across/along/around + surface
用法筆記
Often used with an object naming the design (stencil a pattern) or a location (stencil a wall). The past tense can be spelled stencilled (British) or stenciled (American).