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artisan

noun
🔊/ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/
🔊/ˈɑːrtəzn/
(formal)
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  1. a person who does work that needs a special skill, making things with their hands 工匠；手艺人synonym craftsman
    • The hand-woven textiles were made by skilled local artisans.手工编织的纺织品是由当地熟练的工匠制作的。
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian artigiano, based on Latin artitus, past participle of artire ‘instruct in the arts’, from ars, art- ‘art’.

artisan

adjective
🔊/ˌɑːtɪˈzæn/
🔊/ˈɑːrtəzn/
 [only before noun]
(also artisanal
🔊/ɑːˈtɪzənl/
🔊/ɑːrˈtiːzənl/
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  1. relating to an artisan, or typical of an artisan's work手工的；手工艺的
    • an artisan bakery一家手工面包店
    • artisanal skills手工技能
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  2. (of food and drink) made in a traditional way with high-quality ingredients（食品和饮料）手工制作的，传统工艺精制的
    • artisan bread手工面包
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Italian artigiano, based on Latin artitus, past participle of artire ‘instruct in the arts’, from ars, art- ‘art’.