A picture made by cutting a design into a flat block of wood, putting ink on the block, and pressing paper against it. The word normally means the printed picture on the paper, but people also use it for the cut block itself, and for the whole method: 'a woodcut of a wave', 'he works in woodcut'.

A picture一幅畫 made by是這樣做出來的 cutting a design into a flat block of wood把圖案刻進一塊平的木板裡、 putting ink on the block在木板上塗墨、 and and pressing paper against it再把紙壓上去印出來。 The word這個字 normally means通常指 the printed picture on the paper印在紙上的畫， but但 people also use it也有人拿它 for the cut block itself指刻好的那塊版本身， and and for the whole method指整個技法： 'a woodcut of a wave'「a woodcut of a wave」、 'he works in woodcut'「he works in woodcut」。

Because everything that isn't cut away holds the ink, woodcuts have a strong, bold look — thick black lines, sharp edges, big flat areas.

Because因為 everything that isn't cut away holds the ink沒被刻掉的地方都會沾上墨， woodcuts所以木刻版畫 have a strong, bold look看起來很強烈、大膽 — thick black lines粗黑的線條、 sharp edges銳利的邊緣、 big flat areas大片的平面色塊。

It's one of the oldest ways of printing pictures, used for hundreds of years in Europe, China and Japan; Japanese ukiyo-e prints are the most famous examples. You meet the word mainly in art museums, art classes, and books about old printing.

It's它是 one of the oldest ways of printing pictures印製圖畫最古老的方法之一， used for hundreds of years在歐洲、中國和日本已經用了好幾百年 in Europe, China and Japan同上； Japanese ukiyo-e prints日本的浮世繪版畫 are the most famous examples是其中最有名的例子。 You你 meet the word主要會遇到這個字 mainly in art museums在美術館、 art classes美術課、 and and books about old printing講古老印刷術的書裡。