watercolours

IPA/ˈwɔː.təˌkʌl.ər/
IPA/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚˌkʌl.ɚ/

watercolours — 名詞

  • watercolourssingular
  • watercoloursesplural

1. coloured paints that you mix with water to create pictures on paper; also, a pai

1.名詞B2
釋義

水彩

用水調和的顏料,也指水彩畫作

coloured paints that you mix with water to create pictures on paper; also, a painting done in this medium

例句

Ravindra brought his watercolours to the park and painted the old bridge.

Ravindra 帶著水彩到公園,畫了那座老橋。

Niran's watercolour of the mountain lake won first prize at the school art fair.

Niran 的那幅山水水彩畫在學校美術展上得了第一名。

watercolour of [subject] — the word can mean the finished painting

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural form. The singular 'watercolour' can refer to a single painting or to the technique itself.

常見錯誤

She bought a set of watercolour.
She bought a set of watercolours.
💡the plural form is standard when referring to the paints.