graffito

graffito — 名詞

1. a single drawing, name, or message that someone writes or scratches on a wall or

1.名詞C1
釋義

塗鴉

牆上單一的書寫或刻畫

a single drawing, name, or message that someone writes or scratches on a wall or other public surface, often without official permission

例句

A faded graffito on the bridge wall showed a heart with two names inside.

橋牆上一個褪色的塗鴉畫著一顆愛心，裡面寫了兩個名字。

countable use: a + graffito + on + surface + showed + content

Zola noticed a small graffito of a cat scratched into the old school desk.

Zola 注意到舊學校課桌上刻著一個貓咪的小塗鴉。

同義詞
  • marking

    much broader term; does not imply unauthorised wall writing

  • inscription

    more formal, often implies carved or official text rather than casual drawing

  • tag

    restricted to street-art culture; refers specifically to a stylised signature, not any image

文法句型

a + graffito

ancient + graffito

graffito + shows / depicts / reads

用法筆記

Graffito is the uncommon singular of graffiti. In everyday English, graffiti is treated as an uncountable mass noun (e.g., 'there was graffiti everywhere'). Use graffito only when referring to one specific marking, most often in archaeological or art-historical writing.

常見錯誤

❌The wall was covered with colourful graffito.
✅The wall was covered with colourful graffiti.
💡graffito is the singular form; use graffiti when referring to a collection or mass of markings.