painter學測 L3KK [ˈpentɚ] ｜ /ˈpeɪntɚ/
畫家；藝術家·油漆工；粉刷工·船首纜繩
同形三義：畫家、油漆工、船纜
The old painter carefully painted the wooden fence a bright blue.
這位老油漆工仔細地把木頭圍籬漆成鮮豔的藍色。
義項
畫布創作A2noun畫家；藝術家
The painter used many colors to paint a beautiful picture.
這位畫家用許多顏色畫出一幅美麗的圖畫。
a famous paintera talented painter
刷漆牆面A2noun油漆工；粉刷工
The painter used a brush to paint the walls white.
這位油漆工用刷子把牆壁漆成白色。
hire a paintera professional painter
船首纜繩A2noun船首纜繩
The sailor tied the boat's painter to a big rock so the boat would stay there.
水手把船的纜繩綁在一顆大石頭上，讓船留在原地。
tie the painterthe boat's painter
片語
house painter刷漆師傅 →專門油漆房屋的工人
portrait painter畫肖像者 →專門畫人像的畫家
cut the painter剪斷纜繩 →斷絕關係、脫離控制
你會不會這樣說？
'The sailor tied the boat's painter to a big rock.' 這裡的 painter 意思最接近？(A) 畫家 (B) 油漆工 (C) 船首纜繩
看答案
(C)
此句描述水手綁船的動作，對應船首纜繩的義項，而非畫家或油漆工。
'a house painter' 中的 painter 是指以繪畫維生的藝術家。(對/錯)
看答案
錯
此處 painter 指油漆工，負責粉刷房屋，並非藝術創作的畫家。
字族
paint 油漆；顏料；上漆（動詞）・painting 畫作；繪畫
順路看看
artist — 更廣義的藝術創作者統稱brush — 畫家與油漆工共同的工具rope — 與船纜同義的常見繩索字多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
畫廊活動
The gallery invited a local painter to discuss her latest landscape paintings.
畫廊邀請了一位本地畫家，分享她最新的風景畫作品。
辦公室整修
The painter covered the desks before repainting the office walls.
油漆工重新粉刷辦公室牆面前，先把辦公桌遮蓋起來。
詞族
paint verb 繪畫；塗漆・painter noun 畫家；油漆工・painting noun 繪畫；畫作；粉刷工作・painted verb (past tense / past participle) 繪畫、塗漆的過去式／過去分詞
四選一
The facilities manager hired a ____ to repaint the meeting room.
看答案
painter
hired a 後需要可受僱執行粉刷工作的單數人員名詞，因此選 painter。painters 是複數，不能接在 a 後；painted 不能在此表示受僱人員；painting 雖可作名詞，但指畫作或繪畫、粉刷活動，不是本句要雇用的人。
同義改寫
The painter who created these portraits will speak at the gallery tomorrow. → The artist who painted these portraits will speak at the gallery tomorrow.
改寫以 artist 搭配 painted these portraits，保留此人是創作這些肖像畫的畫家，而非泛指其他藝術工作者。
The painter hired to repaint the office will arrive at eight. → The worker hired to repaint the office will arrive at eight.
hired to repaint the office 已限定此人的粉刷工作，因此改成 worker 仍指同一位受僱的油漆工。