Word · Frequency #23096
calligraphy
书法
calligraphy
- 1.
The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
以装饰性风格书写文字的艺术或实践；也指如此书写的文字。
- 2.
beautiful handwriting
美丽的书法
- 3.
Any such style of decorative writing.
此类装饰性书写风格。
- 4.
A document written in decorative style.
以装饰风格书写的文件。
以装饰性风格书写文字的艺术或实践；也指如此书写的文字。；美丽的书法；此类装饰性书写风格。；以装饰风格书写的文件。；笔迹
In use
She studied Chinese calligraphy for years and can write beautiful characters.
The wedding invitations were printed in elegant calligraphy.
His hobby is calligraphy, and he practices every weekend.
involve doing sth
动词 involve 后面接动名词，表示“包含、需要做某事”。
Calligraphy involves writing each stroke with care.
书法涉及用心书写每一笔。
the art of [noun]
the art of... 表示“…的艺术”，后可接名词或动名词。
The art of calligraphy flourished in East Asia.
书法艺术在东亚十分繁荣。
a piece of [noun]
a piece of... 用于不可数名词，表示“一件、一幅”；此处指一幅书法作品。
Connections
Collocations
- Chinese calligraphy
- 中国书法
- She has studied Chinese calligraphy for ten years.她学习中国书法已有十年。
- Arabic calligraphy
- 阿拉伯书法
- The mosque's walls are decorated with Arabic calligraphy.清真寺的墙壁上装饰着阿拉伯书法。
- calligraphy brush
- 书法毛笔
- He dipped his calligraphy brush in ink before writing.他用毛笔蘸墨后再书写。
- calligraphy class
- 书法课
- I take a calligraphy class every Saturday morning.我每周六上午上一节书法课。
- practice calligraphy
- 练习书法
- Practicing calligraphy requires patience and steady hands.练习书法需要耐心和稳定的手。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：calligraphy 里有两个 l 和一个 y，像毛笔笔尖写出优美字迹——书法。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：art、history、education 该词为中性词，多用于艺术、历史或教育等较正式或书面语境；日常口语中通常更常用 handwriting。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 calligraphies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有 -graphy，且重音都在 /ɡrəfi/ 前的音节上，因此它们在美式发音中彼此押韵（重读元音为 /ɑː/）。但 calligraphy 的重读元音是 /ɪ/，读作 /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/，与它们并不押韵。注意拼写相似，发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.