late 12c., from Old English handgeweorc "work of the hand, creation," from hand (n.) + geweorc, collective form of weorc "work" (see work (n.)). Old English collective prefix ge- regularly reduces to i- in Middle English, and the word probably came to be felt as handy + work.
雙語例句
1. The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.
設計師后退一步以欣賞自己的作品。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We admired her exquisite handiwork.
我們欣賞她精致的手工藝品。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Is this your handiwork?
這是你的手工 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. He stood back to admire his handiwork.
他退后幾步欣賞自己的手藝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. This explosion looks like the handiwork of terrorists.