workery

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc. no-plural
    — She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”
  2. A place where one works; workshop; factory no-plural
    — The boy says his father works in the workery. The baby doesn't say anything, but one day she's going to say Pa-pa. My husband's an architect.

词源

From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).
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