watercolour
watercolour — 名詞
- watercoloursingular
- watercoloursplural
1. a paint-like substance that dissolves in water and dries with a soft, see-throug
水彩
以水調和的顏料
a paint-like substance that dissolves in water and dries with a soft, see-through look on paper, used by artists instead of oil-based paints
Linh bought a new set of watercolours for her weekend landscape class.
Linh 為了她的週末風景畫課程買了一盒新的水彩。
watercolours as plural countable paint set
Unlike oil paint, watercolour dries quickly and creates soft, translucent layers.
與油畫顏料不同，水彩乾得很快，能畫出柔和的半透明層次。
uncountable: watercolour as a medium
A tray of dried watercolours can be reactivated by touching them with a damp brush.
一盤乾掉的水彩可以用濕筆沾水重新活化。
Ziad layered the watercolour to build depth in the sky and the distant hills.
Ziad 層層疊加這層水彩，以營造天空與遠方山丘的深度感。
- water-based paint
a broader term that also covers gouache and acrylic washes
- aquarelle
a formal, less common term, especially in art criticism
- oil paint
the most common alternative, using oil instead of water as the binder
文法句型
watercolour as uncountable medium
watercolours as plural paint set
用法筆記
Watercolour is uncountable when referring to the medium itself ('She works in watercolour'). The plural form watercolours often refers to the paints as a set ('a box of watercolours') or to multiple artworks.
常見錯誤
2. a picture that has been painted using watercolours, typically with light, transp
水彩畫
用水彩顏料創作的畫作
a picture that has been painted using watercolours, typically with light, transparent colours and soft edges
The gallery is showing a collection of watercolours by 19th-century British artists.
這間美術館正在展出19世紀英國藝術家的一系列水彩畫。
countable plural: watercolours as artworks
Diego hung his watercolour of the old harbour above the living room fireplace.
Diego 將他那幅老港口的水彩畫掛在客廳壁爐上方。
a watercolour of [subject] — typical naming pattern
Alessia paints delicate watercolours of flowers and sells them at the local market.
Alessia 畫了許多精緻的花卉水彩畫，在週末市集販售。
Wren bought a small watercolour of a Paris street scene from a street artist.
Wren 向街頭藝人買了一幅小型巴黎街景水彩畫。
文法句型
a watercolour + of + subject
watercolour + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
This countable sense is most often followed by a prepositional phrase starting with of that names the subject of the painting ('a watercolour of the old town').