Bas-relief is a way of making pictures in stone, wood, or metal so that the shapes stand up a little from the flat surface, but not far. You can still see the background; the figures look as if they are walking out of the wall, only a bit. That “a bit” is the point: bas is French for low, so this is low relief.

Bas-relief淺浮雕 is a way of making pictures in stone, wood, or metal是一種在石頭、木頭或金屬上做圖案的方式，so that the shapes stand up a little from the flat surface讓形狀從平面稍微凸出來，but not far但不會凸出太多。 You can still see the background背景還是看得到；the figures look as if they are walking out of the wall圖案看起來像是要從牆裡走出來，only a bit只是一點點。 That "a bit" is the point這個「一點點」正是重點：bas is French for low bas在法文裡是「低」的意思，so this is low relief所以這是「低浮雕」。

High relief (the opposite idea) sticks out much more, sometimes almost like a statue glued to the wall. You find bas-relief on temple walls, old coins, church doors, and public monuments. The word is used as a noun (a bas-relief of horses) and as a kind of adjective (a bas-relief panel).

High relief (the opposite idea)相反的高浮雕 sticks out much more凸出得多很多，sometimes almost like a statue glued to the wall有時候幾乎像貼在牆上的雕像。 You find bas-relief on temple walls, old coins, church doors, and public monuments你會在廟宇牆上、古代錢幣、教堂大門和公共紀念碑上看到淺浮雕。 The word is used as a noun這個字可以當名詞用，a bas-relief of horses像一幅馬的淺浮雕，and as a kind of adjective也可以當形容詞用，a bas-relief panel像淺浮雕鑲板。

It belongs to art talk and museums, so it feels educated, but the idea is simple: a picture you can also feel with your fingers, raised, not cut deep in. People say it in a French-ish way, roughly “bah-relief.” It is not “base relief” meaning the bottom of something, and the first part is not the fish called bass.

It belongs to art talk and museums這個字屬於藝術用語和博物館的世界，so it feels educated所以聽起來很有學問，but the idea is simple但概念很簡單：a picture you can also feel with your fingers一幅用手指也摸得出來的圖案，raised, not cut deep in是凸起來的，不是刻得很深進去。 People say it in a French-ish way大家唸法帶點法文腔，roughly "bah-relief."大概唸成「bah-relief」。It is not "base relief" meaning the bottom of something它不是指東西底部的「base relief」，and the first part is not the fish called bass前面那部分也不是魚類bass鱸魚。