Word · Frequency #10861
fresco
湿壁画
a mural painted with watercolors on wet plaster
- 1.
A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
- 2.
a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
用水彩在湿灰泥上绘制的壁画
- 3.
An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- 4.
a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
在墙上用水彩在湿灰泥上绘画的持久方法
- 5.
The technique used to make such an artwork.
用水彩在湿灰泥上绘制的壁画；在墙上用水彩在湿灰泥上绘画的持久方法；湿壁画技法
In use
The artist spent six weeks painting a large fresco on the chapel wall.
Many of the ancient frescoes have survived for centuries in remarkable condition.
During our visit to the museum, we saw a restored fresco from the fifteenth century.
paint a fresco
名词用法，常见搭配为 paint a fresco on [wall/ceiling]。
The artist painted a fresco on the chapel ceiling.
这位艺术家在教堂天花板上画了一幅湿壁画。
a fresco of [subject]
也可说 frescoes of，表示复数。
This is a fresco of the Last Supper.
这是一幅《最后的晚餐》的湿壁画。
fresco [wall/ceiling]
动词用法，直接宾语为墙壁、天花板等。
Connections
Collocations
- paint a fresco
- 画湿壁画
- The artist spent three months painting a fresco on the wall.这位艺术家花了三个月时间在墙上画一幅湿壁画。
- fresco painting
- 湿壁画艺术
- Fresco painting was a major art form during the Italian Renaissance.湿壁画艺术是意大利文艺复兴时期的一种重要艺术形式。
- ancient frescoes
- 古代湿壁画
- The museum displays ancient frescoes from Pompeii.博物馆展出了来自庞贝的古代湿壁画。
- restore a fresco
- 修复湿壁画
- Conservators are trying to restore the fresco without damaging it.文物保护人员正努力在不损伤的情况下修复这幅湿壁画。
- frescoed ceiling
- 绘有湿壁画的天花板
- Visitors admired the frescoed ceiling of the chapel.游客们欣赏着小教堂绘有湿壁画的天花板。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fresh（新鲜）：湿壁画要趁灰泥未干时画，fresco 以 fres 开头，像 fresh 的变体，记作“新鲜的画”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：art history discussion、museum or gallery visit、architecture and travel guide fresco（名词）指湿壁画或湿壁画技法，多用于艺术史、博物馆或文物保护等相对正式的语境，在旅行参观中谈论所见时也会用到。总体语气偏正式，但不算生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words are not exact rhymes with /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ because their stressed vowels differ. They are useful lookalikes sharing the spelling chunk -sco and the final /skoʊ/ sound: disco /ˈdɪskoʊ/, fiasco /fiˈæskoʊ/, Tabasco /təˈbæskoʊ/, Frisco /ˈfrɪskoʊ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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