stipple
stipple — 動詞
- stipplepresent simple I / you / we / they
- stippleshe / she / it
- stippledpast simple
- stippling-ing form
1. to make a picture, shadow, or pattern by adding many tiny dots or short marks cl
點畫；點刻
用密集小點堆出圖像或明暗
to make a picture, shadow, or pattern by adding many tiny dots or short marks close together, rather than using solid lines
Diego stippled the old man's beard with hundreds of fine ink dots.
Diego 用數百個細小的墨點畫出老人的鬍子。
stipple + object (the area being built up from dots)
To soften the shadow, Yuna stippled the corner of the drawing with her pen.
為了讓陰影更柔和，Yuna 用筆在畫的角落點上細密的小點。
stipple + object for building soft shade from dots
The art teacher showed the class how to stipple a cloudy sky.
美術老師示範如何用點畫的方式畫出多雲的天空。
Engravers once stippled metal plates so that printed faces looked smooth and rounded.
從前的雕版師會在金屬版上點刻，讓印出來的臉看起來平滑又立體。
Christopher prefers to stipple his portraits instead of shading them with long strokes.
Christopher 喜歡用點畫的方式畫肖像，而不是用長線條來上陰影。
文法句型
stipple + object
用法筆記
Object is usually a surface or image (a face, a sky, a metal plate). Distinguish from sense 2: here the dots build up a deliberate picture or graded shadow, not a scattered, speckled look.
常見錯誤
2. to cover the surface of something with small scattered spots or flecks of colour
使布滿斑點
在表面留下零星散布的小斑點
to cover the surface of something with small scattered spots or flecks of colour, so that it looks speckled
Rust had stippled the metal gate with tiny orange spots.
鏽斑在金屬大門上留下一點一點的橘色小斑點。
stipple + object for an uneven, speckled covering
Sana stippled the wall with a sponge to give it a rough, mottled finish.
Sana 用海綿在牆上拍出斑駁的小點，做出粗糙不平的質感。
stipple + with + tool that produces the flecks
Morning rain stippled the dusty windscreen with little wet marks.
早晨的雨在滿是灰塵的擋風玻璃上留下一個個小小的濕痕。
Years of sun had stippled the wooden bench with pale grey patches.
多年的日曬讓那張木椅布滿一塊塊淡灰色的斑點。
文法句型
stipple + object
用法筆記
Subject is often a natural force (rust, rain, sun) that leaves marks by chance. Distinguish from sense 1: the spots here are scattered and accidental-looking, not arranged into a picture.
stipple — 名詞
1. a way of showing light and dark areas in a drawing or print by using many small
點畫法
以小點表現明暗的繪圖技法
a way of showing light and dark areas in a drawing or print by using many small dots, larger spots, or short strokes instead of solid shading
The map used fine stipple to show where the hills rose and fell.
這張地圖用細緻的點畫法來呈現山丘的起伏。
stipple as an uncountable technique noun
Zuri admired the soft stipple that gave the engraved portrait its rounded cheeks.
Zuri 很欣賞那柔和的點畫法，讓雕版肖像的臉頰顯得圓潤。
stipple producing graded light and shade
In old books, careful stipple made grey clouds look heavy and full of rain.
在舊書裡，仔細鋪排的點畫法讓灰色雲層看起來厚重又像要下雨。
Talia learned that close stipple reads as dark, while spread-out dots look pale.
Talia 學到，點得越密看起來越暗，點得越散則看起來越淡。
- hatching
shading with closely set parallel lines instead of dots
用法筆記
Uncountable and used mainly in art and printing. Refers to the shading method itself, not a single dot or the act of one stroke.