Word · Frequency #16389
sitter
坐着的人或动物；（尤指）被画像、拍照的人
a person or animal that sits, especially someone posing for a portrait or photograph
- 1.
Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
坐着的人(如供画像者)
- 2.
One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
受雇看管或照料某事物的人；如保姆、看家者、宠物保姆等。
- 3.
A sitting room.
起居室。
- 4.
A participant in a séance who is not a medium.
降神会中的非灵媒参与者。
- 5.
A broody hen.
抱窝的母鸡。
- 6.
Someone who accompanies a person who is taking a psychedelic drug, to provide reassurance in case of a bad trip.
陪伴服用迷幻药者、以防其出现不良反应的人。
坐着的人(如供画像者)；受雇看管或照料某事物的人；如保姆、看家者、宠物保姆等。；起居室。；降神会中的非灵媒参与者。；抱窝的母鸡。
In use
The artist asked the sitter to turn her head slightly to the left.
A patient sitter can make the portrait session much easier for everyone.
The cat is a perfect sitter, remaining motionless while the photographer takes its picture.
a sitter for [sth]
for 后接所摆姿势的画像、照片等，表示“给……当模特”。
She was a sitter for the portrait.
她曾为这幅肖像画当模特。
the sitter in [sth]
in 后接画作或照片，表示该人物出现在其中。
The sitter in the painting is unknown.
画中的被画者身份不明。
Common mistakes
The sitter girl is my sister.
Connections
Collocations
- portrait sitter
- 肖像模特；被画像的人
- The portrait sitter remained motionless for over an hour.这位肖像模特一个多小时都保持不动。
- unidentified sitter
- 身份不明的被画者
- The painting depicts an unidentified sitter in a blue dress.这幅画描绘了一位身穿蓝色连衣裙、身份不明的被画者。
Synonyms
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sit（坐）加 -er，记住：坐着被画像的人就是 sitter。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：portrait painting、photography session、art history 表示“坐着的人，尤指被画像或拍照的人”时，sitter 多用于艺术、摄影等专业或书面语境，语气中性偏正式；日常口语中更常说 model 或 subject。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all share the -itter spelling and rhyme with sitter (UK /ˈsitə/). Note the double t; do not confuse sitter with seater, which has a different vowel.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.