Word · Frequency #25450
vellums
仿羊皮纸
vellums is the plural of vellum.
a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
- 1.
A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
用小羊羔、小山羊或小牛的皮制成的羊皮纸
- 2.
A writing paper of very high quality.
精制羊皮纸；用小羊羔、小山羊或小牛的皮制成的羊皮纸；上等皮纸；皮纸文书；牛皮纸
In use
The calligrapher uses vellum for her most important commissions because it has a smooth surface.
The library keeps rare books bound in vellum under glass cases.
Vellum is thicker than ordinary paper and gives documents an elegant look.
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。
vellum + noun
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。
be bound in vellum
描述书籍装订材质时，常用被动结构 be bound in vellum。
Connections
Collocations
- vellum paper
- 仿羊皮纸
- The wedding invitations were printed on vellum paper.婚礼请柬印在仿羊皮纸上。
- vellum binding
- 羊皮纸装订
- The rare book has a vellum binding.这本珍本书采用羊皮纸装订。
- vellum manuscript
- 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。
- printed on vellum
- 印在羊皮纸上
- The certificate was printed on vellum.证书印在羊皮纸上。
Synonyms
- parchment
- 羊皮纸（用动物皮制成的书写材料） · parchment 是通用词，可泛指各类动物皮纸；vellum 特指更细密、更精良的小牛或羊羔皮纸。一般写作语境可换用，但强调皮质细嫩时用 vellum 更准确。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.