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shading

UK //ˈʃeɪdɪŋ//US //ˈʃeɪdɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语schadewing,由shade(阴影)加动词后缀-ing构成,最早可追溯至古英语sceadu(阴影)。

noun

❶ 指通过使用不同深浅的颜色或阴影来表现物体立体感的绘画技巧,常见于素描、插画等艺术创作中。

“The artist used careful shading to make the apple look three-dimensional.”

(艺术家通过细致的明暗处理使苹果看起来立体。)

“She practiced shading techniques with a pencil for hours.”

(她用铅笔练习明暗技法长达数小时。)

❶ 指物体因遮挡光线而产生的阴影区域,或指通过遮挡物减弱光线的过程。

“The trees provided pleasant shading from the afternoon sun.”

(树木为午后阳光提供了舒适的荫凉。)

“We moved to the shading area when the concert got too sunny.”

(当音乐会现场阳光太强时,我们转移到了阴凉处。)

同义词:shadowing, toning, hatching

verb

❶ 通过添加阴影或渐变色彩使某物看起来更立体或有层次感的行为。

“She is shading the background to create a sense of distance.”

(她正在给背景添加阴影以营造距离感。)

“The graphic designer shaded the logo to make it pop.”

(平面设计师给标志添加阴影使其更突出。)

❶ 通过遮挡物减弱光线或提供阴凉处的行为。

“The umbrella was shading her from the harsh sunlight.”

(这把伞为她遮挡了强烈的阳光。)

“Tall buildings shade the park in the late afternoon.”

(傍晚时分高楼会给公园投下阴影。)

同义词:shadowing, screening, covering

常见短语

cross shading — 指在绘画中通过交叉线条来表现阴影和纹理的技术,常用于素描和版画创作。

“The engraving uses fine cross shading to create texture.”

(这幅版画用精细的交叉排线来表现纹理。)

shading coefficient — 建筑学术语,表示玻璃等材料遮挡太阳热量的能力数值,数值越小遮阳效果越好。

“This window film has a low shading coefficient of 0.3.”

(这种窗膜的遮阳系数很低,只有0.3。)