late 14c., carpentrie, from Old French carpenterie, charpenterie "carpentry" (Modern French charpenterie), from Latin carpentaria (fabrica) "carriage-maker's (workshop);" see carpenter.
权威例句
1. I don't think he's really learning carpentry; he's only playing at it.
我看他并不真正在学木工, 他只是在玩玩罢了.
2. Ask Neil to do it — he's a dab hand at carpentry.
让尼尔来做吧,他做木工活很在行.
3. The carpentry is excellent.
这木工是上等的.
4. After John found farming unprofitable, he moved to town and turned his hand to carpentry.
约翰发现务农无利可图后, 他就搬到城里开始做木匠.
5. A few large hotels maintain their own workshops for such tasks as carpentry and upholstering.