Word · Frequency #14865
stoneworks
石工；石砌体
stoneworks is the plural of stonework.
masonry done with stone
此处指石头砌筑的工程或结构，不是指石匠。
- 1.
Constructions made of stone.
石制建筑
- 2.
The skill of constructing with stone.
砌石技艺
石制建筑；砌石技艺；石造物；建筑物的石造部分；石方工程
In use
The ancient castle is admired for its beautiful stonework.
Workers spent months repairing the damaged stonework on the church tower.
She studied traditional stonework in order to restore old bridges.
the stonework of [building]
该结构强调某一建筑的石砌部分或石工结构。
The stonework of the cathedral has survived for centuries.
这座大教堂的石砌部分已留存了几个世纪。
stonework + be + [adjective]
stonework 作主语时，可用 be 动词加形容词描述其状态或特征。
The stonework is old and sturdy.
这处石造部分古老而坚固。
stonework dates from [period]
date from 意为“始于、可追溯到”，后接时间或时期。
Connections
Collocations
- stonework facade
- 石砌立面
- The castle's stonework facade has survived for centuries.这座城堡的石砌立面已存续了几个世纪。
- decorative stonework
- 装饰性石工
- The cathedral is known for its intricate decorative stonework.这座大教堂以其精巧的装饰性石工而闻名。
- stonework repairs
- 石砌修补工程
- The team carried out urgent stonework repairs on the bridge.施工队对这座桥进行了紧急的石砌修补工程。
- fine stonework
- 精美的石砌工艺
- Visitors admire the fine stonework of the ancient temple.游客们赞叹这座古庙精美的石砌工艺。
- stonework detail
- 石工细节
- The restoration focused on the stonework detail around the windows.修复工作重点在于窗户周围的石工细节。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：stone（石头）加work（工作），石匠的活计就是砌石头，即石工、石砌物。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：建筑、施工、文物保护、历史建筑 stonework 通常作不可数名词，泛指用石头砌成的部分或石砌工艺，多用于建筑、施工或历史遗迹等场合；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like work, homework, network, and patchwork share the '-work' spelling and the /wɜːrk/ sound at the end, though in compounds this syllable is usually unstressed. Stone matches the first, stressed part of stonework; stoneware begins with the same 'stone' spelling but ends with the /wer/ sound, so it is a lookalike that sounds different. None of these are perfect rhymes with stonework.
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