Word · Frequency #21901
handiwork
手工制品；手工艺品
work produced by hand; something made by hand
- 1.
Work done by the hands.
手工做的活。
- 2.
a work produced by hand labor
手工制品
- 3.
A handmade object; a handicraft.
手工制品；手工艺品。
- 4.
Work done personally.
亲自做的工作。
- 5.
The result of personal efforts.
个人努力的结果。
手工做的活。；手工制品；手工制品；手工艺品。；亲自做的工作。；个人努力的结果。
In use
The embroidered tablecloth was her handiwork, sewn over many winter evenings.
Visitors admired the intricate handiwork displayed at the local craft fair.
He could recognize his father's handiwork in the precisely fitted wooden joints.
[possessive] + handiwork
handiwork 常与所有格连用，表示某人的手工成果。
This quilt is my grandmother's handiwork.
这条被子是我祖母的手工制品。
be the handiwork of [someone]
be the handiwork of 用来引出制作者，语气较正式。
This wooden chair is the handiwork of a local craftsman.
这把木椅是一位当地工匠的手工制品。
a piece of handiwork
强调单件作品时可用 a piece of handiwork。
Connections
Collocations
- fine handiwork
- 精美的手工制品
- The museum displayed fine handiwork from local artisans.博物馆展出了当地工匠的精美手工制品。
- a piece of handiwork
- 一件手工制品
- This quilt is a beautiful piece of handiwork.这床被子是一件精美的手工制品。
- admire someone's handiwork
- 欣赏某人的手工杰作
- We stopped to admire her handiwork.我们停下来欣赏她的手工杰作。
- intricate handiwork
- 精巧复杂的手工
- The lace curtains show intricate handiwork.这些蕾丝窗帘展现了精巧复杂的手工。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the handiwork of
- ……的手笔；……造成的后果This financial crisis is the handiwork of reckless speculators.这场金融危机是鲁莽投机者造成的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用“手”（hand）做的“活”（work），中间加个 i，就是 handiwork“手工活儿”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：手工艺讨论、书面叙述 handiwork 通常表示手工制作的东西或手艺成果，语气中性，日常交流和书面表达中都可能使用；也可在比喻义中指人为造成的结果。具体含义需结合语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Work, firework, and network share the final /wɝk/ sound with the -work in handiwork. Workshop also begins with /wɝk/, but the word ends in /ʃɑːp/, so it does not rhyme. Handy and handicraft share the spelling handi- and the beginning /hændi/, but handy ends in /i/ and handicraft in /kræft/, so they do not rhyme with handiwork. Also note that handiwork starts with /hæn/, not /hænd/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.