life-class
life-class — 名詞
1. a scheduled lesson or workshop in which art students draw, paint, or sculpt from
人體寫生課
以真人模特兒為對象的繪畫課程
a scheduled lesson or workshop in which art students draw, paint, or sculpt from a living human model rather than from photographs, casts, or imagination.
Yumi attended a weekly life-class at the city art school every Tuesday afternoon.
Yumi 每週二下午在市立藝術學校上一堂人體寫生課。
collocation: attended a weekly life-class
In the life-class, the model held a seated pose for nearly an hour without moving.
在人體寫生課上，模特兒維持坐姿將近一個小時都沒有動。
prepositional phrase opener: In the life-class
Christopher felt his figure-drawing skills improve after just three life-class sessions.
Christopher 才上了三堂人體寫生課，就覺得自己的人體繪畫技巧進步了。
The life-class instructor reminded students to look at the whole figure, not just the face.
人體寫生課老師提醒學生要觀察全身，不要只盯著臉畫。
Eve's first life-class was intimidating, but the relaxed atmosphere soon put her at ease.
Eve 的第一堂人體寫生課令人緊張，但輕鬆的氣氛很快就讓她放鬆下來。
- life drawing class
emphasises the act of drawing rather than any other medium
- figure drawing class
broader term that may include drawing from casts or photographs, not only live models
文法句型
life-class + noun (model/session/instructor/room)
用法筆記
Life-class (hyphenated) and life class (two words) are both common. The hyphenated form appears more often before another noun, as in life-class model or life-class session.
常見錯誤
2. the practice or discipline of drawing or painting from a living human model as a
人體寫生
以真人模特兒進行繪畫練習的訓練方式
the practice or discipline of drawing or painting from a living human model as a regular part of artistic training, valued for developing observation and proportion skills.
Many art schools require students to complete several terms of life-class before graduating.
許多藝術學校要求學生在畢業前完成好幾學期的人體寫生訓練。
uncountable: several terms of life-class
Life-class teaches observation skills that are useful for all kinds of visual art.
人體寫生訓練培養的觀察力，對各種視覺藝術都很有幫助。
subject as discipline: Life-class teaches
Joaquín noticed that regular life-class practice improved the proportions in his portraits.
Joaquín 發現規律的人體寫生練習，改善了他畫像中的人物比例。
The museum offers weekend life-class for beginners who want to try figure drawing.
博物館為想嘗試人體繪畫的初學者開設了週末人體寫生課。
Élise preferred life-class to other studio courses because she enjoyed drawing the human form.
Élise 覺得人體寫生比其他工作室課程更有意思，因為她喜歡畫人體。
- life drawing
more common term for the same practice
- figure drawing
broader in scope; can include drawing from casts or photographs
文法句型
life-class as a subject/discipline (Life-class teaches…)
用法筆記
In this sense life-class is uncountable and does not take a determiner (not a life-class, the life-class). It refers to the practice as a concept rather than any single lesson.