a sheet/piece of vellum
vellum 作物质名词通常不可数;表示“一张”时用 a sheet/piece of vellum。
The calligrapher used a sheet of vellum for the manuscript.
书法家用一张精制羊皮纸来书写这份手稿。
仿羊皮纸
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
仿羊皮纸
a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
The calligrapher used a sheet of vellum for the manuscript.
书法家用一张精制羊皮纸来书写这份手稿。
用小羊羔、小山羊或小牛的皮制成的羊皮纸
A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
A writing paper of very high quality.
The calligrapher uses vellum for her most important commissions because it has a smooth surface.
这位书法家在最重大的委托作品中使用仿羊皮纸,因为它表面光滑。
The library keeps rare books bound in vellum under glass cases.
图书馆将用仿羊皮纸装帧的珍贵书籍放置在玻璃柜中。
Vellum is thicker than ordinary paper and gives documents an elegant look.
仿羊皮纸比普通纸厚,让文件看起来更优雅。
vellum 作物质名词通常不可数;表示“一张”时用 a sheet/piece of vellum。
The calligrapher used a sheet of vellum for the manuscript.
书法家用一张精制羊皮纸来书写这份手稿。
vellum 可直接作定语修饰名词,如 vellum paper、vellum finish。
She chose vellum paper for the wedding invitations.
她为婚礼请柬选用了仿羊皮纸。
描述书籍装订材质时,常用被动结构 be bound in vellum。
The library's oldest books are bound in vellum.
这家图书馆最古老的藏书是用羊皮纸装订的。
Not this
This book is bound in vellums.
Use this
This book is bound in vellum.
vellum 表示‘精制羊皮纸/犊皮纸’这种材料时是不可数名词,不能用复数;复数 vellums 只表示多件皮纸手稿或不同种类的皮纸。
Not this
The names were written in vellum.
Use this
The names were written on vellum.
在材料表面书写或印刷应用介词 on;in 常见于用某种语言或墨水,受汉语‘写在羊皮纸上’的干扰容易误用 in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
仿羊皮纸
The wedding invitations were printed on vellum paper.
婚礼请柬印在仿羊皮纸上。
羊皮纸装订
The rare book has a vellum binding.
这本珍本书采用羊皮纸装订。
羊皮纸手稿
The vellum manuscript dates from the twelfth century.
这份羊皮纸手稿可追溯到十二世纪。
印在羊皮纸上
The certificate was printed on vellum.
证书印在羊皮纸上。
Use vellum naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 vellum 的 vel 同 velvet(天鹅绒),um 同 album(相册)——天鹅绒般光滑的精制书册用纸。
语域:formal 常见场景:historical manuscripts、fine bookbinding、formal certificates vellum 多用于正式或专门场合,如古籍、证书和精装书,语气较书面,日常口语中很少出现。
flagellum 和 cerebellum 的重读元音及后续部分为 /ɛləm/,与 vellum 押韵;velvet、velour、volume、album 是拼写相似词,但元音和结尾发音不同,不押韵。
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