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Latin Carpenter Word Late French Carpenter's Plank Plane

正面 8206.carpenter
英 ['kɑːp(ə)ntə]美 ['kɑrpəntɚ]

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释义:
n. 木匠,木工vi. 当木匠,做木匠工作vt. 制作n. (Carpenter)人名;(英、葡、法)卡彭特
例句:
1. They are sleeping in the carpenter's shop directly above.他们正在正上方的木匠铺子里睡觉。

1. The etymological idea underlying plank may be 'flatness'.2. flake => plank (鼻音化).3. plane(平的), blank(白板) => plank.4. blank, flake, plane => plank.5. plane + blank => plank.6. 谐音“铺栏客”------铺栏板的人。
carpenter 木匠词源同car, chariot , 原指制作马车或战车的人。
carpentercarpenter: [14] Etymologically, a carpenter is a ‘maker of carriages’. The word comes, via Anglo-Norman carpenter, from late Latin carpentārius, originally an adjective derived from carpentum ‘two-wheeled vehicle’. This, like the similar and perhaps related Latin carrus, source of English car, was of Celtic origin. The generalization in meaning to ‘worker in wood’ took place before the word was borrowed into English.carpenter (n.)"wood-worker," c. 1300 (attested from early 12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French carpenter, Old North French carpentier (Old French and Modern French charpentier), from Late Latin (artifex) carpentarius "wagon (maker)," from Latin carpentum "wagon, two-wheeled carriage, cart," from Gaulish, from Old Celtic *carpentom (compare Old Irish carpat, Gaelic carbad "carriage"), probably related to Gaulish karros (see car). Also from the Late Latin word are Spanish carpentero, Italian carpentiero. Replaced Old English treowwyrhta, literally "tree-wright." German Zimmermann "carpenter" is from Old High German zimbarman, from zimbar "wood for building, timber," cognate with Old Norse timbr (see timber). First record of carpenter bee is from 1844. A carpenter's rule (1690s) is foldable, suitable for carrying in the pocket."

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