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单词 tradecraft
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tradecraftn.

Brit. /ˈtreɪdkrɑːft/, /ˈtreɪdkraft/, U.S. /ˈtreɪdˌkræft/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: trade n., craft n.
Etymology: < trade n. + craft n.
1. A trade guild or company. Cf. craft n. 5b. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > guild
craft1384
mysterya1471
guild-mercatory1656
art1678
trade1793
tradecraft1812
trade guild1829
craft-guild1834
1812 W. Combe Tour Dr. Syntax xxv. 249 And this same Hall their trade-craft found To be a sort of neutral ground.
1882 Engineering 28 Apr. 431/1 A fraternity with a trade craft or mystery.
1922 Ohio Jrnl. Commerce 15 Jan. 35/2 An appeal to the spirit of loyalty to city, neighborhood, organization, or tradecraft.
2.
a. The art of practising a particular trade or profession; a person's skill in this. Also in extended use.
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society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > craft
crafteOE
craftworkOE
handcraftOE
mister?c1225
cunning1340
arta1393
mysterya1400
sciencec1485
handicraft1523
mechanic1604
magistery1647
tradecraft1842
1842 Oracle of Reason 1 93/1 Still exposing all sorts of crafts, priestcraft, tradecraft, godcraft, and devilcraft.
1866 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 432 There is tradecraft in literature as well as in painting.
1911 Educ. Dept. Bull. (Albany, N.Y.) 15 Mar. 74 The schools have their advisory committees,..who..carefully follow the work in tradecraft, industrial economy and the like.
1955 Washington Post 5 Nov. 19/2 The mental agility and verbal subtlety which later enabled Faure to become..a master of political tradecraft.
2008 S. Weller Girls like Us iv. 111 Carole's straightforward tradecraft and lack of angst left her open to being somewhat underestimated by others.
b. spec. slang. The art of espionage and intelligence work; the skills and techniques involved in this. Cf. trade n. 6c(c).
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > skill in intelligence work
tradecraft1953
1953 Observer 1 Feb. 11 Herr Giskes's narrative of actual espionage ‘tradecraft’.
1961 ‘J. le Carré’ Call for Dead v. 56 He was suddenly alert... Was it the latent skill of his own tradecraft which informed him?
1993 Guardian 27 Aug. 3/2 Sir Derek Spencer, the Solicitor-General, has claimed that any disclosure about the ‘trade-craft’ of spies..would prejudice national security.
2011 T. Fingar Reducing Uncertainty v. 67 A few [National Intelligence Estimates]..have become infamous for bad judgments and/or bad tradecraft.
3. The art or skill of engaging in trading or commerce.
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society > trade and finance > [noun] > art of
tradecraft1845
1845 N. Wales Chron. 15 Apr. The anecdote respecting the honest Quaker..answers the double purpose of giving some insight of tradecraft and shewing up the hypocrisy of the Sanctimonious.
1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xxvi. 258 It is a lesson in tradecraft..to see how the girl holds her own with the dealers.
1921 Irish Times 31 Jan. 6/5 There is no difficulty as regards interference with tradecraft.
1986 Financial Times 14 Jan. 30/2 There was speculation last week that the buyer was Industrial Equity,..but excessive secrecy is not usually part of that company's tradecraft.
2005 P. Sutherland in P. F. J. Macrory et al. World Trade Organization I. ii. 30 One of the hallmarks of Canadian tradecraft: using leadership positions and innovative ideas to advance Canadian interests by [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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