brushstroke
brushstroke — 名詞
1. a visible mark or pattern made by moving a paintbrush over a surface, or the sty
筆觸
畫筆留下的筆痕或筆法
a visible mark or pattern made by moving a paintbrush over a surface, or the style an artist creates through marks of that kind
The sky is built from quick blue brushstrokes across the canvas.
這片天空是用畫布上一道道快速的藍色筆觸構成的。
collocation: quick brushstrokes
Up close, Mei could see each brushstroke around the horse's eye.
靠近看時，Mei 看得見馬眼周圍的每一道筆觸。
pattern: each brushstroke
The poster used thick brushstrokes to make the letters look alive.
那張海報用粗厚的筆觸，讓字母看起來很有生命力。
One dark brushstroke changed the quiet face into a worried one.
一道深色筆觸讓那張平靜的臉變得憂心忡忡。
In Ravi's painting, soft brushstrokes made the river seem to move.
在 Ravi 的畫裡，柔和的筆觸讓河面看起來像在流動。
- stroke
more general; it can describe any sweeping movement or mark, not only one made with a paintbrush
- mark
a broader everyday word for any visible sign on a surface
- line
suggests a narrower or more clearly shaped mark than brushstroke
- brushwork
usually refers to the painter's overall technique rather than one single mark
文法句型
a brushstroke on the canvas
each brushstroke
bold/quick brushstrokes
用法筆記
Often used either for one visible mark or for the general style of marks in a painting. Distinguish from brushwork, which more often describes the artist's overall handling across a whole work.