
好词典

源自中古英语 workman,由 work(工作) + man(人)组成,字面意思是'干活的人'。
❶ 指从事体力劳动的男性工人,通常指技术熟练或有特定技能的工匠,如木匠、电工等。
“The workman repaired the broken fence in our backyard.”
(那位工人修理了我们后院破损的围栏。)
“A skilled workman can finish this job in half the time.”
(熟练的工人能用一半时间完成这项工作。)
a bad workman blames his tools — 谚语,指技术差的人常抱怨工具不好,用来批评那些为自己的失败找借口的人。
“When John failed to fix the sink, he said his wrench was too old—a classic case of a bad workman blaming his tools.”
(约翰修不好水槽时说他的扳手太旧了,这正是'拙匠常怪工具差'的典型例子。)