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etching

UK //ˈetʃ.ɪŋ//US //ˈetʃ.ɪŋ//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'etsen'(意为'吃'或'腐蚀'),16世纪通过德语 'ätzen' 进入英语,指用酸液腐蚀金属的过程。

noun

❶ 蚀刻术,一种在金属、玻璃等硬质材料表面用酸腐蚀出图案的印刷技术,常用于艺术创作或工业加工。

“The artist created a series of etchings depicting city life.”

(这位艺术家创作了一系列描绘城市生活的蚀刻版画。)

“This antique watch has delicate etchings on its back cover.”

(这块古董表的后盖上刻有精美的蚀刻花纹。)

❶ 蚀刻作品,指通过蚀刻技术制作出的艺术品或工业制品。

“She framed her first etching and hung it in the living room.”

(她把自己第一幅蚀刻作品装裱起来挂在客厅。)

“The gallery specializes in 18th-century French etchings.”

(这家画廊专门收藏18世纪法国蚀刻版画。)

同义词:engraving, print, aquatint

常见短语

drypoint etching — 干刻蚀技法,直接在金属板上用针刻画而不使用酸蚀的蚀刻方式,线条更柔和。

“The soft lines in this portrait were achieved through drypoint etching.”

(这幅肖像画中柔和的线条是通过干刻蚀技法实现的。)