car·pen·ter
noun/ˈkɑːpəntə(r)/
/ˈkɑːrpəntər/
- a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures
木工;木匠 - A master carpenter was in charge of teaching the apprentices.
一位木匠师傅负责教导学徒们。 - He was apprenticed to a carpenter at the age of sixteen.
十六岁时,他向一位木匠当学徒。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin; related to car. - A master carpenter was in charge of teaching the apprentices.