单词 | craftsmanship |
释义 | craftsmanshipn. 1. a. The exercise of a manual art, craft, or trade; the expertise, skill, or artistry required for this.Frequently with modifying word indicating the nature or quality of the skill involved, as exquisite, meticulous, superb, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship artc1300 artificialityc1535 artifice1597 craftsmanshipa1652 mechanism1710 craftmanship1829 artificership1835 craftiness1974 a1652 R. Brome Queenes Exchange (1657) ii. i. sig. Cv Now take thy piece of craftsmanship again. 1864 New Path May 6/2 To our mind there is no spirit..more desirable to cultivate and encourage, than that pride of craftsmanship which bids the craftsman do his work always as thoroughly and perfectly as his skills and materials admit. 1928 Indian Yearbk. 41/1 Many of these [buildings]..are masterpieces of design and craftsmanship. 2018 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 9 Aug. 11 We were told a lot of the destruction was due to shoddy craftsmanship and it was actually buildings that weren't earthquake-proof. b. In extended use: skill, expertise, or careful attention to detail exercised in any undertaking or aspect of life. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] yemec893 carefulnessa1000 getec1175 gomec1175 tenta1300 curec1300 keepa1325 diligence1340 heed1357 tentivenessa1382 observancec1390 businessa1398 reasona1398 attendancec1400 resporta1413 curiosityc1430 mindingc1449 reckc1475 respect1509 regardshipa1513 looking unto1525 peradvertencea1529 looking toa1535 solicitudea1535 looking after?1537 solicitudeness1547 care1548 solicitnessc1550 caring1556 heedfulness1561 solicitateness1562 hofulness1566 regard1573 charishness1587 on-waiting1590 heediness1596 take-heed1596 respectiveness1598 observationa1616 solicitousness1636 heeding1678 curiousness1690 solicitation1693 attention1741 craftsmanship1850 1850 Examiner 13 Apr. 225/2 A great service will be rendered to justice by substituting some straightforward good sense for the legal craftsmanship to which the name of skill is given. 1881 G. Saintsbury Dryden 61 The consummate craftsmanship with which he could throw himself into the popular feeling of the hour. 1916 W. Le Queux Broken Thread (e-book ed.) xii The woman..had displayed wonderful craftsmanship in achieving her purpose. 1987 A. J. Aitken in R. W. Burchfield Stud. in Lexicography vi. 111 The..scheme has by now occupied the equivalent of many lifetimes of skilled craftsmanship by dedicated professional lexicographers. 2017 Pretoria News (Nexis) 13 Apr. 35 Given Jacob Zuma's skilful political craftsmanship, it will come as no surprise if he is victorious. 2. As a property of an object, piece of work, etc.: quality of design or execution indicative of the level of skill and care exercised by the creator; fine or good quality reflecting great expertise or artistry. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > skill or craftsmanship > as exhibited in something curiosityc1380 curiousnessc1386 workmanship1412 craftiness?a1425 artificialness1569 artship1598 allaborateness1727 craftsmanship1853 1853 Morning Post 20 Sept. 3/3 To ask whether, with our own house full of goodly craftsmanship, we should worship God in a house destitute of it. 1881 S. Colvin in Macmillan's Mag. 43 238/1 The poetry of Mr. Tennyson..will..interest and impress [the student] by choice and brilliant qualities of craftsmanship. 1922 Internat. Studio Oct. 57/2 Personally I feel a real satisfaction and pleasure in the sheer craftsmanship of a well-made book. 2019 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Nexis) 19 Oct. 41 The craftsmanship of the piece was stunning, and could only truly be appreciated with the aid of a magnifying glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1652 |
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