Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #21911
carpentry
木工手艺；木工活
the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
- 1.
The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.
木工行业,即建造、安装或修理建筑物或其他结构的行业
- 2.
the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
木匠的手艺:用木头制作物品
- 3.
A carpenter’s workshop.
木工作坊
- 4.
A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
由木料拼接成的结构,如屋顶、地板等；木工活
木工行业,即建造、安装或修理建筑物或其他结构的行业；木匠的手艺:用木头制作物品；木工作坊；由木料拼接成的结构,如屋顶、地板等；木工活；木工手艺
In use
He learned carpentry from his grandfather and now builds furniture.
The course covers basic carpentry, including how to use saws and drills safely.
After years of carpentry, she can make a bookshelf without any instructions.
the carpentry of [noun]
the carpentry of... 指某物的木工制作工艺或质量。
The carpentry of the old table is exquisite.
这张旧桌子的木工工艺非常精美。
do carpentry
do carpentry 表示“做木工活”，carpentry 在此作不可数名词。
She does carpentry in her spare time.
她空闲时做木工活。
a piece of carpentry
a piece of carpentry 用于指一件木工制品。
Connections
Collocations
- carpentry work
- 木工活
- The bookshelf needs some carpentry work to fix the broken shelf.这个书架需要一些木工活来修理坏掉的搁板。
- carpentry skills
- 木工技能
- He learned carpentry skills from his grandfather.他从祖父那里学到了木工技能。
- carpentry tools
- 木工工具
- Please put the carpentry tools back in the toolbox.请把木工工具放回工具箱。
- do carpentry
- 做木工活
- She does carpentry in her free time.她空闲时做木工活。
- finish carpentry
- 细木工
- Finish carpentry requires patience and precision.细木工需要耐心和精准。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想木匠(carpenter)推着小车(car)做木工活，carpentry就是木工手艺。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：trade and craft descriptions、hobby and DIY discussions carpentry 是标准常用词，通常用于木工职业、工艺或教材等中性语境；日常口语中也可能出现，但显得比 woodworking 稍正式。
Grammar Note
作“木工手艺”讲时通常不可数；复数 carpentries 仅用于指具体的木工制品或种类。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 carpentry 押韵。carpentry 的重读元音是 /ɑr/，而这里列出的词重读元音各不相同（entry/sentry/gentry/pedantry 为 /ɛ/，pantry 为 /æ/，poetry 为 /oʊ/），因此只是拼写/结尾相似，读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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