do-it-yourself
/ˌduː ɪt jəˈself/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌduː ɪt jərˈself/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdü-i-chər-ˈself How to pronounce do-it-yourself (audio) ˌdü-it-yər-/ (ame, mw)
do-it-yourself — 名詞
1. work where you make, fix, or improve things on your own, often at home, instead
自己動手
自己修繕或做家用品的活動
work where you make, fix, or improve things on your own, often at home, instead of hiring a professional.
Alessia learned basic do-it-yourself after fixing a loose shelf at home.
Alessia 在家裡修好鬆掉的層板後，學會了基本的自己動手技巧。
do-it-yourself for simple home repair
Hoa enjoys do-it-yourself because painting old chairs saves money.
Hoa 喜歡自己動手，因為把舊椅子重新上漆能省錢。
pattern: enjoy do-it-yourself
The store sells tools and books for weekend do-it-yourself projects.
那家店賣各種工具和書，供人做週末的自己動手專案。
After watching videos, Kian tried some do-it-yourself by replacing the tap in his kitchen.
看完影片後，Kian 試著自己更換廚房裡的水龍頭，做些自己動手的工作。
During lockdown, Emily turned to do-it-yourself instead of hiring workers.
封城期間，Emily 轉而自己動手，不再雇人來做。
- DIY
a very common short form for the same activity
- home improvement
usually focuses more on repairing or improving a house
- handiwork
often means things made skillfully by hand, not the whole activity of home repair
- professional service
emphasizes paying trained workers instead of doing the job yourself
- contracted work
focuses on hiring someone else to complete the task
文法句型
do some do-it-yourself
learn basic do-it-yourself
weekend do-it-yourself projects
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often follows verbs such as do, enjoy, learn, or try. Distinguish this activity sense from the adjective before a noun, as in a do-it-yourself kit.