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stonecutter

/stohn-kuht-er/US // ˈstoʊnˌkʌt ər //UK // (ˈstəʊnˌkʌtə) //

石匠,石工,石家庄,石家庄人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who cuts or carves stone.
    • : a machine for cutting or dressing stone.

Examples

  • It seems that the stonecutter omitted a final "e" in the last word, and tried in vain to squeeze it in above the line.

  • One enthusiastic lady said, "We will inscribe it ourselves, if no stonecutter can be had."

  • But the stonecutter pushes him to one side without looking to see who it is, and continues to hew at the granite: whew!

  • The stonecutter takes the marble and hews out the rough block; the sculptor finds its hidden soul.

  • Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus, a stonecutter, and his wife Phænarete.