| Title | Workmanship |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary work·man·ship \\-ˌship\\ noun DATE 1523
1. something effected, made, or produced : work 2. the art or skill of a workman; also : the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making a vase of exquisite workmanship Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English workmanship ADJ. exquisite, fine, good, quality | bad, crude, defective, faulty, poor, shoddy VERB + WORKMANSHIP admire I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic. | criticise PREP. ~ on He accused the garage of shoddy workmanship on the bodywork. PHRASES the quality/standard of workmanship Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 workmanship work·man·ship / 5wE:kmEnFip; NAmE 5wE:rk- / noun[U] the skill with which sb makes sth, especially when this affects the way it looks or works 手艺；技艺；工艺: Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials. 我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged work·man·ship \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌship\ noun Etymology: Middle English werkmanschipe, from werkman workman + -schipe -ship 1. : the art or skill of a workman : the execution or manner of making or doing something : craftsmanship ; also : the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making : the character given to a work by the art or skill of the workman< a vase of exquisite workmanship > 2. : something that is effected, made, or produced : manufacture , work ; especially : something made by manual labor< such roofs … are splendid pieces of workmanship — Richard Jefferies > |
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