| 单词 | tradesmanship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtradesmanship ˈtradesmanship n. [compare -manship suffix] (a) the quality or occupation of a tradesman; (in extended use) tradesmen collectively; (b) the (degree of) skill or expertise displayed by a tradesman, or in a tradesman's work; cf. workmanship n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > professional > condition of being tradesmanship1817 salesmanship1880 society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > professional > collectively tradespeoplea1652 tradesfolk1716 tradesmanship1817 1817 J. Bentham Plan Parl. Reform Introd. ix. p. cxliii Say whether..Tradesmanship probity..is not worth all such other probities put together. 1859 Sat. Rev. 10 Dec. 702/1 Tradesmanship in all its proprieties may stand aghast at the revelations of the inner life of a Strand shopkeeper's family. 1899 Boston Jrnl. Commerce & Textile Industries 14 Oct. 53/4 Cheapness, when associated with inferior tradesmanship, is certain to bring with a loss for which they have only themselves to blame. 1910 Harper's Mag. May 900/2 From the industrious merchants who surrounded him there came daily to his ears the common formulæ of shrewd tradesmanship. 1916 Shoe & Leather Facts July 25/3 It is recognized as one of the strongest bonds of tradesmanship along certain lines. 2010 Sunshine Coast Daily (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 25 Feb. 10 In his job as an electrical contractor.., Mr McKennon has seen his fair share of shoddy tradesmanship. < as lemmas |
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