painting 是名词,通常指“绘画作品”或“绘画艺术”。它也可以指“油漆涂刷”的行为(较少见)。
a landscape painting — 风景画an oil painting — 油画hang a painting on the wall — 把画挂在墙上appreciate paintings — 欣赏绘画create a painting — 创作一幅画注意区分 painting(名词,画作/绘画)与动词 paint(绘画;粉刷)的用法:
此外,painting 作“粉刷”解时多用于英式英语,如:
The painting of the house took two days.(给房子刷漆花了两天时间。)