英和和英

語源

From 中期英語 hondywerk, handiwerc, from 古期英語 handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand +‎ work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhændiˌwɜːk/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈhændiˌwɝk/

名詞

handiwork (usually uncountable, plural handiworks)

1. Work done by the hands.
2. A handmade object; a handicraft.

   The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.

3. Work done personally.

   The street names are the handiwork of city planners.

   • 1901, Bible (American Standard) - Psalms 19:1

     The firmament showeth his handiwork.

4. The result of personal efforts.
   • 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 163:

     Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales.

   • 2004 Fall, Laurence Claus, “The Antidiscrimination Eighth Amendment”, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 28, number 1, pages 119–168:

     As a primary architect of the draft Constitution that emerged from Philadelphia in 1787, Madison substantially bore the burden of defending his handiwork in his home state.

同意語

• (work done by the hands): handwork