moulding

moulding — 名詞

1. a long, narrow strip of material such as wood, plastic, or stone that is attache

1.名詞B2
釋義

線板

安裝於牆面、門窗或家具邊緣的裝飾條

a long, narrow strip of material such as wood, plastic, or stone that is attached to a surface — for instance, where a wall meets the ceiling or floor, around the edges of a door or window, or along the front of a piece of furniture — to give it a neat, finished look

例句

Quinn fixed a wooden moulding along the top of the living room wall.

Quinn 在客廳牆壁上端固定了一條木質線板。

material + location: wooden moulding along [surface]

Ornate plaster mouldings were installed around all the door frames in the old hotel.

這間老飯店所有門框周圍都裝設了華麗的石膏線板。

passive: mouldings were installed around [structure]

同義詞
  • trim

    more general term that includes any finishing strip, not just decorative profiles

  • cornice

    specifically refers to moulding at the junction of a wall and ceiling

  • beading

    refers to a narrow, rounded moulding that looks like a line of small beads

  • coving

    a curved moulding that hides the joint between wall and ceiling

文法句型

moulding + of + material

moulding + along/around + surface

用法筆記

Frequently used as an uncountable mass noun to describe the decorative feature in general (e.g., "The room has ornate moulding") or as a countable noun for individual strips (e.g., "We need three mouldings for this window"). In American English the spelling is normally molding.

常見錯誤

❌I need to replace the mould around the window.
✅I need to replace the moulding around the window.
💡'mould' (UK) / 'mold' (US) is a hollow container for shaping or a type of fungus; 'moulding' is the decorative strip itself.
❌They are moulding the ceiling last week.
✅They installed the moulding on the ceiling last week.
💡'mould' (verb) means to shape; 'moulding' (noun) is the strip. Do not use 'moulding' as a verb form meaning 'shaped'.