artwork
artwork — 名詞
1. drawings, photographs, diagrams, and similar visual material that are made or ch
插圖;美編
書刊中搭配文字的圖片或照片
drawings, photographs, diagrams, and similar visual material that are made or chosen to appear alongside the text in a book, magazine, newspaper, or advertisement.
Theo spent two weeks preparing the artwork for the children's cookbook.
Theo 花了兩週為這本兒童食譜準備插圖。
preparing the artwork for [publication]
The magazine pays freelance illustrators well for cover artwork.
這家雜誌付給自由插畫家的封面美編費用相當優渥。
cover artwork in publishing context
Anaya emailed the final artwork to the printer at midnight.
Anaya 在午夜把最終的美編檔案寄給印刷廠。
All artwork in this textbook was drawn by students at the local art school.
本教科書裡所有插圖都是當地美術學校的學生畫的。
The brochure looks dull because the artwork is too small.
這本手冊看起來很呆板,因為插圖太小了。
- illustrations
drawings only; excludes photographs
- graphics
broader; includes typography and digital design elements
- visuals
informal; covers any visual content including video
- text
the written words a publication's artwork sits beside
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable in this sense. Subject is usually a publication or a designer, and the verb is often 'prepare', 'submit', 'approve', or 'redo'.
常見錯誤
2. a single painting, sculpture, photograph, or other object made by an artist; or
藝術作品
藝術家創作的畫作、雕塑等作品
a single painting, sculpture, photograph, or other object made by an artist; or such objects considered together, often the kind shown in galleries and museums.
The gallery displays over two hundred artworks by African painters.
這間畫廊展出兩百多件非洲畫家的藝術作品。
countable plural: 'artworks'
Aunt Rosa donated her late husband's artwork to the city museum.
Rosa 阿姨把已故丈夫的藝術作品全部捐給市立博物館。
uncountable: artwork as a collection
Visitors are asked not to touch the artworks in the main hall.
館方請參觀者不要觸碰主廳裡的藝術作品。
Anaya bought a small artwork at the school fundraiser for fifty dollars.
Anaya 在學校募款活動上花五十美元買了一件小型藝術作品。
Many of the artworks were damaged during the flood last spring.
去年春天的洪水中,許多藝術作品都受損了。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is the finished art object itself (often in a gallery), while sense 1 is the visual material put into a printed publication. Both countable ('an artwork', 'three artworks') and uncountable ('a lot of artwork') uses are accepted.