architect

英 ['ɑ?k?tekt] 美['ɑrk?t?kt]

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復(fù)數(shù):?architects;

1、archi- + tect- "builder, carpenter".
2、字面含義：master builder, director of works.

architect 建筑師

前綴arch-, 始，主要，專家。詞根tect, 編織，建筑，同textile, 紡織品。

architect: architect: [16] Etymologically, an architect is a ‘master builder’. The word comes, via French architecte, Italian architetto, and Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitéktōn, a compound formed from the prefix arkhi- ‘leading’ and téktōn ‘builder’ (source of English tectonic and related, via Greek tékhnē, to English technical).
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architect (n.): 1550s, from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitekton "master builder, director of works," from arkhi- "chief" (see archon) + tekton "builder, carpenter" (see texture). An Old English word for it was heahcr?ftiga "high-crafter."

1. Today's complex buildings require close teamwork between the architect and the builders.: 如今的建筑結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜，需要建筑師和施工人員密切協(xié)作。

2. Ricardo Bofill, the Catalan architect, has designed the revamped airport.: 里卡多·博菲利是一名加泰羅尼亞的建筑師，這座整修過的機(jī)場就是他設(shè)計(jì)的。

3. Call in an architect or surveyor to oversee the work.: 找個(gè)建筑師或監(jiān)理員來監(jiān)工。

4. An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect.: 他身為藝術(shù)歷史學(xué)家和收藏家，同時(shí)也是一名從業(yè)建筑師。

5. The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.: 設(shè)計(jì)師后退一步以欣賞自己的作品。