boat, ship, canoe, steamer, vessel, craft

skill, art, craft

名詞 craft:

1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation
   同義詞：trade
2. a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
3. people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
   同義詞：trade
4. skill in an occupation or trade
   同義詞：craftsmanship, workmanship
5. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
   同義詞：craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

動詞 craft:

1. make by hand and with much skill

1. The workers are trying to apply modern techniques to this traditional craft.
   工人們試圖將現(xiàn)代技術(shù)用于這項傳統(tǒng)工業(yè)。
2. He graduated from a school of crafts and arts.
   他畢業(yè)于一所工藝美術(shù)學(xué)校。
3. By crafts the gambler tricked them out of all their money.
   那個賭徒用詭計贏去了他們所有的錢。

craft

n.（名詞）
Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency.See Synonyms at art
技術(shù)：做或制作某物的技能，如手藝；熟練參見 art
Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
狡詐：逃避或欺騙的技巧；詭計

An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.
手藝，技藝：需要身手敏捷或手藝精湛的職業(yè)或行業(yè)
The membership of such an occupation or trade; guild.
行會成員：這一職業(yè)或行業(yè)的成員；同業(yè)公會
pl. craft A boat, ship, or aircraft.
【復(fù)數(shù)】 craft 小船、輪船或飛機
v.tr.（及物動詞）
craft.ed,craft.ing,crafts
To make by hand.
手工制作
Usage Problem To make or construct (something) in a manner suggesting great care or ingenuity:
【用法疑難】 精巧地制作：極其謹慎地或精巧地制作或建造（某物）：
例句：
.It was not the Chamber of Commerce that crafted the public policies that have resulted in a $2' billion annual subvention to the farmers.(William F. Buckley, Jr.)
.每年發(fā)給農(nóng)民二十六億美元津貼的這項公共政策并不是由商會精心策劃的.(小威廉F.巴克利)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English crôft
源自 古英語 crôft

【引伸】
craft.er
n.（名詞）
Craft has been used as a verb since the Old English period and was used in Middle English to refer specifically to the artful construction of a text or discourse.In recent years,crafted, the past participle of craft, has enjoyed a vogue as a participle referring to well-wrought writing. This may be a sign that the Jamesian conception of the literary muse has begun to yield to a Trollopian conception of literature as a kind of intellectual handicraft;or it may indicate little more than the desperation with which book reviewers seize on any novel adjective.In any event, the usage is more acceptable when applied to literary works than to other sorts of writing,and more acceptable as a participle than as a verb.It was acceptable to 73 percent of the Usage Panel in the phrasebeautifully crafted prose. By contrast, only 35 percent of the Panel accepted the sentenceThe planners crafted their proposal so as to anticipate the objections of local businesses.
Craft 這一詞語在古英語時期就被用作動詞， 在中古英語中它被用來指某一課文或論述的精巧句法結(jié)構(gòu)。近幾年來，crafted 即 craft 這一詞的過去分詞被廣泛用于描述寫作佳品。 這可能是詹姆士文學(xué)靈感觀念開始讓位于作為一種智力創(chuàng)作技巧的特羅洛普文學(xué)觀念的一個信號；或者它也有可能暗示了書評作者們對采用小說修飾語的進一步失望。不管怎樣，把它用于指文學(xué)作品比用于指其它類型的寫作更易被人接受，而用作分詞比用作動詞更易被人接受。用法專題使用小組中73%的成員認同它在精美構(gòu)思的散文 這一短語中的用法。 與此相反，只有35%的成員認同它在策劃者們制訂計劃以預(yù)防地方商業(yè)的阻撓 這一句子中的用法