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用于指由大量小点构成的点刻效果，后面常用 of 引出构成这些点的成分。
The stipple of tiny dots gives the shaded area a soft, grainy texture.
细密小点的点刻让阴影区域呈现出柔和而带颗粒感的质感。
使用小点给人阴影的外观；使用的点。；点画；点彩
The technique of creating shading with small dots, or the dots so used.
使用小点给人阴影的外观；使用的点。
The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
The artist used a fine stipple to create soft shadows on the portrait.
艺术家用精细的点画法在肖像上画出柔和的阴影。
用法提示：此处 stipple 是名词，指用细点表现阴影的手法。
You can see the stipple on the coin's surface if you look closely.
如果你仔细看，就能看到硬币表面的点刻痕迹。
用法提示：stipple 这里指通过小点形成的表面纹理或痕迹。
The illustration shows both smooth areas and a dense stipple for darker tones.
这幅插画既有平滑区域，也有用于表现深色调的密集点刻。
用法提示：stipple 作为名词，表示画作中用来表现明暗的小点组合。
用于指由大量小点构成的点刻效果，后面常用 of 引出构成这些点的成分。
The stipple of tiny dots gives the shaded area a soft, grainy texture.
细密小点的点刻让阴影区域呈现出柔和而带颗粒感的质感。
介词短语作方式状语，说明某物是以点刻技法绘制或雕刻出来的。
The riverbank in the old engraving is rendered in stipple.
这幅老版画中的河岸是用点刻法表现的。
复数形式指点刻时实际点出的那些小点，常与 of 短语连用说明点的颜色或材质。
The stipples of black ink along the edge gradually imitate a shadow.
边缘处一片片黑色墨点逐渐模拟出阴影的效果。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is learning a stipple at art school.
正确表达She is learning stipple at art school.
stipple 表示“点刻法”这一技法时是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易误加。去掉 a 后即为正确表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子Stipples are a common technique in engraving.
正确表达Stipple is a common technique in engraving.
作为技法名称时 stipple 是不可数名词，不用复数形式，谓语用单数；stipples 只指“点”本身，不能用来指技法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The stipple on the plate are very fine.
正确表达The stipples on the plate are very fine.
指一个个“点”时要用可数复数 stipples，谓语用 are；单数 stipple 指技法，不能与复数谓语搭配。
dapple 指成片、边界较柔和的色斑或光斑，常描写动物皮毛或树影日光；stipple 则指用密集小点制造阴影的技法，或这些点本身，强调点状纹理而非片状斑块。
speckle 指表面上零散、不规则的小点或小颗粒，多为自然形成或偶然沾上；stipple 指有意排列的细密点阵，用于绘画、版画等制造明暗层次。
pointillism 特指19世纪后期以纯色小点并置作画的点彩派技法，与修拉等画家相关；stipple 是更广泛的用细点制造明暗的绘画或版画技法，不限于彩色绘画。
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