stonemason
/ˈstəʊnmeɪsn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstəʊnmeɪsn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstōn-ˌmā-sᵊn/ (ame, mw)
stonemason — 名詞
- stonemasonsingular
- stonemasonsplural
1. someone who cuts and shapes stone blocks, then fits them together to construct w
石匠
以切割、雕砌石頭為業的人
someone who cuts and shapes stone blocks, then fits them together to construct walls, houses, bridges, and other buildings.
The old stonemason taught his apprentice how to split granite with a chisel.
老石匠教他的學徒如何用鑿子劈開花崗岩。
stonemason + teach + apprentice: skill transfer pattern
Lotte hired a stonemason to build a garden wall around her new home.
Lotte 請了一位石匠在她新家周圍砌了一道花園圍牆。
hire + a stonemason + to build [structure]
Amira worked as a stonemason, restoring the stone arches of a twelfth-century cathedral.
Amira 擔任石匠，負責修復一座十二世紀大教堂的石拱門。
Every morning Esteban the stonemason checked his tools before starting work on the church steps.
Esteban 這位石匠每天早上檢查工具，然後開始在教堂臺階上動工。
The village stonemason carved the date and a flower into the bridge foundation stone.
村裡的石匠在橋梁的基石上刻了日期和一朵花。
- mason
shorter form that can also refer to someone who works with brick; common in everyday speech
- stonecutter
focuses specifically on the cutting and shaping stage, not the building or fitting stage
- stoneworker
more general term covering anyone who shapes or uses stone in construction