metalcraft

metalcraft — 名詞

1. the skill or activity of shaping and decorating metal by hand to create objects

1.名詞C1
釋義

金屬工藝

手工裝飾金屬的技藝

the skill or activity of shaping and decorating metal by hand to create objects with artistic value, using techniques such as hammering, engraving, or setting pieces of metal into a surface.

例句

At Tainan market, an artisan hammered a copper sheet into a phoenix, showing traditional metalcraft.

在臺南市場上,一名工匠將銅片敲打成鳳凰,展現傳統金屬工藝。

traditional metalcraft + hammering copper sheet

Lin learned to inlay silver onto bronze vases at a metalcraft workshop in Taiwan.

林小姐在臺灣的一場金屬工藝課程中學會了如何在青銅瓶上鑲嵌銀紋。

collocation: metalcraft workshop

同義詞
  • metalworking

    broader term that includes both artistic and industrial shaping of metal; metalcraft is reserved for decorative handwork

  • metalwork

    often focuses on the finished objects rather than the skill itself; 'a metalwork exhibition' vs 'learning metalcraft'

  • smithing

    more specific to forging iron or steel by heating and hammering, typically for tools rather than decorative pieces