詞彙精選：painting的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
上色，着色 [U]
例句：
A santero carves a bulto with a knife and then covers it with gesso to prepare it for painting.
聖人制作家使用小刀來雕刻聖人娃娃，然後再用石膏粉將它覆蓋起來以備着色用。
例句：
The grand Regency terraces of Brighton need painting every other year as the sea eats away at the stucco.
因爲大海蠶食了那些灰泥，所以布萊頓的麗晶梯田每隔一年就要重新着色。
繪畫；油畫 [C]
例句：
The painting looks better at a distance.
這幅油畫遠處看起來好多了。
例句：
They said the painting was too faint to reproduce well.
他們說繪畫顏色太淺了，複製不清楚。
v.
paint的現在分詞
二、詞義辨析：
drawing,illustration,cartoon,diagram,picture,sketch,painting,portrait
這些名詞都表示“畫，圖”之意。drawing指用線條或色彩繪成的圖畫。illustration指插入書頁之間幫助說明的任何插圖或圖解。cartoon指幽默或諷刺性漫畫。diagram多指科技書籍或文獻中具有概括解說作用的圖表、圖樣或略圖。picture指廣義的“圖畫”，現多用來指相片、畫像。sketch通常指只畫出物體主要特徵的圖畫。painting指着色的畫。portrait指肖像，只用於指人。
三、相關短語：
landscape painting
風景畫,山水畫
wall painting
n. 壁畫
action painting
行爲派繪畫
spray painting
噴塗
house painting
建築壁畫
genre painting
n. 風俗畫, 浮世繪
四、參考例句：
This painting lacks proportion.
這幅畫比例失調。
I found painting satisfying.
我發現畫畫能給人帶來滿足感。
Painting is her livelihood.
畫畫是她謀生的職業。
What are you painting?
你在畫什麼呢？
The painting is a fake.
這副畫是贗品。
Is this Chinese painting authentic?
這副國畫是真跡嗎?
He is painting in oils.
他正在用油畫顏料畫畫。
She studied painting under masters.
她在名家指導下學畫。
This painting is very expensive.
這幅繪畫非常名貴。
The painting looks better at a distance.
這幅油畫遠處看起來好多了。
