| 释义 |
stencil/ˈstensil, -s(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 (in full 全称 stencil-plate) a thin sheet of plastic, metal, card, etc., in which a pattern or lettering is cut, used to produce a corresponding pattern on the surface beneath it by applying ink, paint, etc. (印刷图案或文字用的)模版，蜡纸 2 the pattern, lettering, etc., produced by a stencil-plate (用模版或蜡纸版印成的)图案(或文字等) 3 a waxed sheet etc. from which a stencil is made by means of a typewriter (油印用的)蜡纸 ●v. tr. (stencilled, stencilling; US [美] stenciled, stenciling) 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 on) produce (a pattern) with a stencil 用模版印刷(图案) 2 decorate or mark (a surface) in this way (在某物表面)用模版印上图案(或文字) [Middle English from Old French estanceler ‘sparkle, cover with stars’, from estencele ‘spark’, ultimately from Latin scintilla] |