mason
/ˈmeɪ.sən/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈesən] /ˈmeɪ.sən/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈesən] /ˈmā-sᵊn/ (ame, mw)
mason — 名詞
- masonsingular
- masonsplural
1. someone trained to cut, shape, and place stone for walls, buildings, tombs, and
石匠
切割並砌築石料的人
someone trained to cut, shape, and place stone for walls, buildings, tombs, and other solid structures.
The mason replaced the loose stones in the church tower before winter.
那位石匠在冬天來臨前更換了教堂塔樓上鬆動的石塊。
typical object: repair stonework on a building
Putri trained as a mason while restoring old walls in her hometown.
Putri 在家鄉修復老牆時受訓成為石匠。
pattern: train as a mason
After the storm, our town hired a mason to rebuild the broken gateposts.
暴風雨過後，鎮上請了一位石匠來重建損壞的門柱。
The mason carved a family name into the stone above the doorway.
那位石匠把一家人的姓氏刻在門口上方的石頭上。
Ingrid watched the mason set each block carefully along the garden path.
Ingrid 看著石匠沿著花園小路仔細放好每一塊石材。
- stonemason
more exact when the worker's job is clearly focused on stone
- stoneworker
broader and can include shaping stone without building structures
- builder
much broader and not limited to masonry work
文法句型
work as a mason
hire a mason
mason + repair/carve/set + stone structure
用法筆記
Usually suggests someone working with stone rather than bricks alone. Distinguish from sense 2 when the job is specifically laying bricks for a wall, chimney, or similar structure.
常見錯誤
2. someone whose job is laying bricks to make or mend walls, chimneys, pillars, and
砌磚工
專門砌磚造牆的人
someone whose job is laying bricks to make or mend walls, chimneys, pillars, and similar parts of a building.
Eric worked as a mason, laying red bricks for the new school gym.
Eric 當砌磚工，替新學校的體育館砌紅磚。
mason + laying bricks: brickwork reading
The builder called in a mason to repair the cracked chimney.
那位建築工找來一位砌磚工修補裂開的煙囪。
typical object: repair a chimney
Two masons spent all morning building steps beside the bakery.
兩位砌磚工花了一整個早上在麵包店旁砌台階。
Anjali asked the mason to match the old bricks on the garden wall.
Anjali 請那位砌磚工把花園圍牆上的舊磚配成同樣的樣子。
When the fence came down, a mason rebuilt the brick pillar by dusk.
圍欄倒下後，一位砌磚工在天黑前重砌了那根磚柱。
- bricklayer
the most exact everyday word for this brickwork sense
- brick mason
close in meaning, especially in North American English
- builder
broader term for someone doing many kinds of construction work
文法句型
work as a mason
call a mason
mason + lay/repair/rebuild + brick structure
用法筆記
This narrower sense focuses on brickwork. Distinguish from sense 1, which more strongly suggests cutting or setting stone instead of bricks.
常見錯誤
3. a member of the Freemasons, an old organization whose members follow private cer
共濟會員
屬於共濟會的人
a member of the Freemasons, an old organization whose members follow private ceremonies and recognize one another by special signs.
Christopher's grandfather had been a mason for fifty years before leaving the lodge.
Christopher 的祖父在離開分會前，當了五十年的共濟會員。
be a mason + lodge: Freemasons context
At the museum, a guide explained the symbols used by nineteenth-century masons.
在博物館裡，導覽員解釋了十九世紀共濟會員使用的象徵記號。
common context: Masonic symbols
The local masons met in a hall behind the old library.
那些共濟會員在舊圖書館後方的一間會堂開會。
A historian showed Beatrix a ring that identified its owner as a mason.
一位歷史學家拿給 Beatrix 看一枚戒指，過去人們靠它辨認主人是共濟會員。
A mason advanced through different ranks as he gained more responsibility in the lodge.
一位共濟會員會隨著在分會中承擔更多責任而晉升不同等級。
- Freemason
full form and the clearer choice when the society itself is being named
- lodge member
only works in context and is less exact than Freemason
文法句型
be a mason
become a mason
mason + lodge/hall/rank
用法筆記
Usually refers specifically to a member of the Freemasons, not to the building trades in senses 1 and 2. The fuller form Freemason is more common when the organization itself needs to be named clearly.