joinery

/ˈdʒɔɪnəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɔɪnəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjȯi-nə-rē ˈjȯin-rē/ (ame, mw)

joinery — noun

1. the skilled work of fitting wooden parts together, or the finished wooden detail

1.名詞C1
釋義

the skilled work of fitting wooden parts together, or the finished wooden details produced by that work, such as doors, cabinets, stairs, or window frames

例句

Workers repaired the joinery around the school doors during the summer break.

joinery around [doors/windows]

Élise learned traditional joinery while helping her uncle build kitchen cabinets.

learn/traditional joinery

同義詞
  • carpentry

    broader term that often includes structural timber work such as floors, roofs, and framing

  • woodwork

    more everyday word for visible wooden parts or school woodworking activities

  • woodworking

    common modern term for making things from wood, especially as a hobby or general craft

文法句型

learn/study + joinery

repair the joinery

joinery + in + [building part]

用法筆記

Joinery is usually uncountable and is more technical than everyday words like 'woodwork'. It often refers either to the craft itself or to the fitted wooden parts in furniture and buildings, while 'carpentry' is broader and commonly includes larger structural building work.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel paid for expensive joineries in every room.
✅The hotel paid for expensive joinery in every room.
💡Joinery is usually uncountable when talking about the craft or the finished wooden work.
❌He studied joinery to build brick walls.
✅He studied joinery to make doors, frames, and cabinets.
💡Joinery is about fitting wooden parts together, not general masonry or all kinds of construction.