
carpenter
词源
源自中古英语 carpentier,来自古法语 carpentier,最终源自拉丁语 carpentarius(马车制造者),与 carpentum(马车)相关。
noun
❶ 木匠,指专门从事木材加工、制作和修理木制品的工匠,通常参与家具、建筑结构等木工活。
“The carpenter built a beautiful oak table for our dining room.”
(木匠为我们的餐厅制作了一张漂亮的橡木桌。)
“My grandfather was a skilled carpenter who could make anything out of wood.”
(我祖父是个技艺精湛的木匠,能用木头做出任何东西。)
verb
❶ 做木工活,指从事木制品的制作或修理工作。这个动词用法较少见,多用于描述职业活动。
“He carpentered for a living before becoming a teacher.”
(在成为教师之前,他以做木工为生。)
“She spent the weekend carpentering a new bookshelf.”
(她整个周末都在制作一个新书架。)
常见短语
carpenter's square — 木工角尺,一种L形的测量工具,木匠用来确保直角和测量角度。
“He used a carpenter's square to check if the corners were perfectly 90 degrees.”
(他用木工角尺检查角落是否完全呈90度。)
carpenter ant — 木匠蚁,一种会在木材中筑巢的大型蚂蚁,可能对木结构造成损害。
“We found carpenter ants in the old wooden beams of our attic.”
(我们在阁楼的旧木梁上发现了木匠蚁。)