(in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks (绘画、油漆和雕刻用语)点画,点彩画出;点刻 [as noun stippling]the miniaturist's use of stippling. 那缩微画家对点画的使用。 ■produce a decorative effect on (paint or other material) by roughening its surface when it is wet 把(油漆等材料)表面弄粗糙以产生装饰效果
noun
[mass noun]the process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created 点刻;点画;点刻(或点画)技法;点刻(或点画)效果
派生 stippler noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen 'to prick', from stip 'a point'