blacksmith

blacksmith — 名詞

1. someone who heats iron in a hot fire and then beats it into shape with a hammer

1.名詞B2
釋義

鐵匠

用爐火和鐵鎚打造鐵器的師傅

someone who heats iron in a hot fire and then beats it into shape with a hammer to produce items such as horseshoes, gates, and tools.

例句

The village blacksmith heated an iron bar until it glowed bright orange.

村裡的鐵匠把一根鐵條燒到通紅發橘。

subject + heated/shaped + iron + anvil

Marco trained as a blacksmith for seven years before opening his own forge.

Marco 當了七年鐵匠學徒，後來才開了自己的打鐵鋪。

train as a blacksmith / open a forge

常見搭配
  • village blacksmith
  • the local blacksmith
  • blacksmith's forge
  • blacksmith's hammer
  • blacksmith's anvil
同義詞
  • smith

    broader term covering anyone who works metal; a blacksmith is one specific kind

  • farrier

    narrower; only fits horseshoes — a blacksmith may also do this but does much more

  • ironworker

    modern industrial term; usually refers to factory or construction work, not handcraft at a forge

文法句型

a/the blacksmith

work as a blacksmith

用法筆記

Subject is always a person, never a machine; the workplace is typically called a forge or smithy. Distinguish from 'farrier' (specialises only in shoeing horses) and 'silversmith / goldsmith' (works with precious metals).

常見錯誤

My uncle is a blacksmith who makes silver rings.
My uncle is a silversmith who makes silver rings.
a blacksmith works with iron and steel, not precious metals.
The blacksmith fixed the broken pipe.
The plumber fixed the broken pipe.
blacksmiths shape iron objects by hand; they are not general repair workers.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • blacksmith's forge
  • blacksmith's hammer
  • blacksmith's anvil
  • blacksmith's apron
  • village blacksmith

常用片語

  • the local blacksmith
  • a master blacksmith
  • the blacksmith's shop

介系詞搭配

  • work as a blacksmith
  • apprenticed to a blacksmith
  • trained under a blacksmith