artwork

artwork — 名詞

1. drawings, photographs, diagrams, and similar visual material that are made or ch

1.名詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • illustrations

    drawings only; excludes photographs

  • graphics

    broader; includes typography and digital design elements

  • visuals

    informal; covers any visual content including video

反義詞
  • 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

The book has many artworks.
The book has a lot of artwork.
💡In the publishing sense, treat artwork as uncountable; don't add -s.

2. a single painting, sculpture, photograph, or other object made by an artist; or

2.名詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • piece

    common in art-world speech: 'a piece by Monet'

  • work

    more formal; often plural 'works' for a body of art

  • creation

    emphasises the artist's invention; slightly literary

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.

常見錯誤

She painted a beautiful artwork yesterday.
She painted a beautiful picture yesterday.
💡'artwork' usually refers to a finished, exhibited piece; for the act of producing one, prefer 'painting', 'drawing', or 'piece'.