lithograph
UK/'liθәugræf/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A print made by lithography, a method using a flat stone or metal plate.
平版印刷品，石版画。
v.
To print or reproduce something using lithography.
用平版印刷法印制。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedlitho- (stone) + graph (write/draw) = 'stone-writing' — an image drawn on stone, then printed from it. Greek lithos meant 'stone' (also in 'monolith').
Root graph still carries 34 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lithograph print石版画印刷
- 2.create lithograph创建石版画
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum displayed a rare lithograph by Goya.
- 2.
The poster was lithographed in the 1920s.