distemper1 /di'stempa(r); dis'tempw/ n [U] (method of painting with) colouring matter (to be) mixed with water and brushed on walls and ceilings. 色膠(與水混合，用以涂刷墻壁和天花板的一種顏料); 用色膠作畫的方法。 vt [VP6A, 22] colour with ~: 用色膠粉刷： We ~ed the walls green. 我們用色膠將墻壁粉刷成綠色。