◙ [复同单] 1. an activity involving skill in making things by hand • 工艺；手艺 »the craft of cobbling. 修鞋手艺。 »[mass noun] art and craft. 工艺美术，手工艺。 (crafts)work or objects made by hand • 手工艺品 »the shop sells local crafts. 该店销售当地手工艺品。 »[as modifier] a craft fair. 手工艺品集市。 a skilled activity or profession • （需要熟练技艺的）行业；职业 »the historian's craft. 历史学家的职业。 [mass noun] the skills needed for one's work • 手艺；技能；技术 »a player with plenty of craft. 技术熟练的表演者。 [mass noun] skill used in deceiving others • 伎俩；手段；诡计 »her cousin was not her equal in guile and evasive craft. 在耍手腕和推脱责任的伎俩上，她的表妹不如她。 the members of a skilled profession • 行会成员 (the Craft)the brotherhood of Freemasons • 共济会 2. [复同单] a boat or ship • 船；艇；舰 »sailing craft. 航船。 an aeroplane or spaceship • 飞机；宇宙飞船；航天器 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] exercise skill in making (something) • 精心制作 »he crafted the chair lovingly. 他精心制作了这把椅子。 »[as adj., with submodifier] a beautifully crafted object. 美观的制作精良的物件。
【派生】
♦ crafter noun
【语源】
1. Old English cræft 'strength, skill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft 'strength' (the change of sense to 'skill' occurring only in English). Sense 2, originally in the expression small craft 'small trading vessels or lighters', may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of ‘craft’ or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships