handicraft

/ˈhændikrɑːft/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhændikræft/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhan-di-ˌkraft -dē-/ (ame, mw)

handicraft — noun

  • handicraftsingular
  • handicraftsplural

1. Creating useful or decorative objects by hand using traditional skills, or an it

1.名詞B2
釋義

Creating useful or decorative objects by hand using traditional skills, or an item produced in this manner.

例句

Saira learned traditional handicraft from her grandmother in the village.

uncountable — the activity sense

Élise bought a beautiful wooden handicraft at the market in Hanoi.

countable — a single handmade object

同義詞
  • craft

    broader term that includes any skilled making activity, not limited to hand-made or traditional methods

  • handiwork

    more personal, often refers to the result of one person's effort; can also be used metaphorically

  • handcraft

    less common synonym; can be used as both noun and verb

反義詞
  • mass-produced goods

    items made in large quantities by machines, the opposite of individually handcrafted objects

文法句型

handicraft (uncountable) → the activity of making things by hand

a handicraft (countable) → a single handmade object

handicrafts (plural) → handmade goods as a category

用法筆記

Uncountable when referring to the skill or activity (e.g. 'She teaches handicraft at the community centre'). Countable when referring to a specific object (e.g. 'Each handicraft is unique'). The plural form handicrafts is commonly used to describe handmade goods as a general category.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a handicraft from the souvenir shop' (for a factory-made keychain).
✅I bought a handicraft from the local artisan.
💡handicraft implies the item was made by hand, not by machine.