font

font — noun

1. a complete set of printed characters — letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbol

1.名詞B1
釋義

a complete set of printed characters — letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols — created in a single design, line thickness, and size, used in digital documents, books, and signs to display written text

例句

Felipe chose a clean sans-serif font for the company's annual report.

collocation: sans-serif font / serif font / bold font

Adina switched the recipe blog to a larger font so her grandmother could read it.

同義詞
  • typeface

    refers to the design family (e.g. Times New Roman); a font is one size and weight within it

  • type

    older term; now mostly means the category (serif, sans-serif) rather than a specific set

  • lettering

    more general; refers to the visual style of letters, not a specific digital file or set

文法句型

adjective + font (serif, sans-serif, bold)

font + noun (size, style, family)

verb + font (choose, download, change, install)

用法筆記

In professional typography, a font is a specific weight and size within a typeface family (e.g. 'Arial Bold 12pt' is a font; 'Arial' is the typeface). In everyday use, however, 'font' is often used to refer to the typeface itself.

常見錯誤

❌This font is called Helvetica Bold 14pt, and the typeface is the same thing.
✅Helvetica is the typeface, and Helvetica Bold 14pt is one font within that family.
💡a typeface is the design; a font is a specific size and weight of that design.

2. a carved basin made of stone or marble, usually placed near the entrance of a Ch

2.名詞B1
釋義

a carved basin made of stone or marble, usually placed near the entrance of a Christian church, that contains holy water and is used during the baptism ceremony when a person joins the faith

例句

The priest poured water into the stone font before the baby's baptism.

collocation: stone font / marble font / baptismal font

Ada watched her younger cousin being held over the old marble font at the cathedral.

prepositional phrase: over the font / at the font

同義詞
  • baptismal font

    more formal and explicit term for the same object

  • basin

    broader term; font specifies a religious baptismal basin

文法句型

font + verb (stands, holds)

adjective + font (stone, marble, baptismal)

用法筆記

In many churches the font is placed near the door to symbolise entry into the Christian community through baptism. This sense does not apply to containers for holy water used outside baptisms (such as stoups).

常見錯誤

❌He drank from the font after the service.
✅He drank from the fountain after the service.
💡font and fountain have different meanings; font is a church basin, fountain is a water feature.
❌The bride left flowers on the font.
✅The bride left flowers on the altar.
💡fonts are for baptismal water, not general displays.