Question

craft n.行业；手艺 craft (n.) Old English cræft, originally "power, physical strength, might," from Proto-Germanic *krab-/*kraf- (cognates: Old Frisian kreft, Old High German chraft, German Kraft "strength, skill;" Old Norse kraptr "strength, virtue"). Sense expanded in Old English to include "skill, art, science, talent" (via a notion of "mental power"), which led to the meaning "trade, handicraft, calling." The word still was used for "might, power" in Middle English.Use for "small boat" is first recorded 1670s, probably from a phrase resembling vessels of small craft and referring either to the trade they did or the seamanship they required, or perhaps it preserves the word in its original sense of "power."craft (v.) Old English cræftan "to exercise a craft, build," from the same source as craft (n.). Meaning "to make skilfully" is from early 15c., obsolete from 16c., but revived c.1950s, largely in U.S. advertising and commercial senses. Related: Crafted; crafting. 【记】aircraft是air + craft 空气，飞行有关的行业【相关】handcraft 手工艺品

Accepted Answer

[krɑ:ft] 【英】 n. 行业,手艺(occupatio n, esp one that needs skill)【同】 参考：craftsman(手 艺人)【例】 the potter's craft n. 行业; 手艺, 技术(制作某物的技能) = proficiency; 诡计 = guile【参】craftsman(n 工匠; 艺术家)

单词	craft
音标	[krɑ:ft]
解释	n.行业；手艺
红宝书	【英】 n. 行业,手艺(occupatio n, esp one that needs skill) 【同】参考：craftsman(手艺人) 【例】 the potter's craft
字源	craft (n.) Old English cræft, originally "power, physical strength, might," from Proto-Germanic krab-/kraf- (cognates: Old Frisian kreft, Old High German chraft, German Kraft "strength, skill;" Old Norse kraptr "strength, virtue"). Sense expanded in Old English to include "skill, art, science, talent" (via a notion of "mental power"), which led to the meaning "trade, handicraft, calling." The word still was used for "might, power" in Middle English. Use for "small boat" is first recorded 1670s, probably from a phrase resembling vessels of small craft and referring either to the trade they did or the seamanship they required, or perhaps it preserves the word in its original sense of "power." craft (v.) Old English cræftan "to exercise a craft, build," from the same source as craft (n.). Meaning "to make skilfully" is from early 15c., obsolete from 16c., but revived c.1950s, largely in U.S. advertising and commercial senses. Related: Crafted; crafting.
不择手段背单词	n. 行业; 手艺, 技术(制作某物的技能) = proficiency; 诡计 = guile 【参】craftsman(n 工匠; 艺术家)
趣味全助记	【记】aircraft是air + craft 空气，飞行有关的行业【相关】handcraft 手工艺品

Craft English N German Strength Sense Meaning Word