A painting made straight onto a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet. That wet part matters: the colour sinks into the plaster and dries as part of the wall, so the painting cannot be moved or taken down — it IS the building.

A painting made straight onto a wall or ceiling一種直接畫在牆壁或天花板上的畫, while the plaster is still wet趁灰泥還沒乾的時候. That wet part matters這個「還濕」很重要: the colour顏料 sinks into the plaster滲進灰泥裡 and而 dries as part of the wall乾了之後就成為牆壁的一部分, so所以 the painting不能移動也不能拆下來 cannot be moved or taken down — it IS the building它就是建築物本身.

This is how the famous ceiling paintings in old Italian churches were made. The word names both the technique ('painted in fresco') and any single painting made that way ('a fresco of the sea').

This is這就是 how the famous ceiling paintings in old Italian churches were made義大利古老教堂裡那些著名天花板畫的畫法. The word這個詞 names both the technique同時指這種技法 ('painted in fresco'像「painted in fresco」) and以及 any single painting made that way用這種方式畫出的任何一幅畫 ('a fresco of the sea'像「a fresco of the sea」).

In everyday use, people are a bit loose with it, and you will hear any big old wall painting called a fresco even when the artist actually painted on dry plaster, which is really a different method. Art teachers will correct that; nobody else will.

In everyday use在日常用法裡, people are a bit loose with it人們用得有點鬆散, and而且 you will hear任何一幅古老的大型壁畫 any big old wall painting called a fresco都會被叫做 fresco even when the artist actually painted on dry plaster即使那位畫家其實是畫在乾灰泥上, which is really a different method那其實是不同的技法. Art teachers美術老師 will correct that會糾正這一點; nobody else will其他人不會.

The word came into English from Italian, where fresco simply means 'fresh' or 'cool' — the painter had to work fast, on fresh plaster, before it set.

The word這個詞 came into English from Italian從義大利文進入英語, where fresco simply means 'fresh' or 'cool'在義大利文裡 fresco 就是「新鮮」或「涼爽」的意思 — the painter畫家 had to work fast必須動作快, on fresh plaster在新鮮的灰泥上, before it set趁它還沒乾硬.