blacksmith
音标:英 /ˈblæksmɪθ/,美 /ˈblæksmɪθ/
词性:名词(n.)
核心含义:指通过加热金属并手工锻造、修理铁器的工匠,尤擅长制作马蹄铁。其构词源于“smith”(金属工匠)与“black”(指代铁这种黑色金属)的结合,与“whitesmith”(锡匠,因锡为白色金属)相对应。
blacksmith shop:铁匠铺,铁匠工作的场所
blacksmith welding:锻焊,一种通过加热金属并锻打使其连接的工艺
blacksmith chisel:锻工用凿子,铁匠锻造时使用的工具
马被送到铁匠那里钉马掌。
The horses were sent to the blacksmith to be shod.
铁匠正不停地敲打烧红的铁块。
The blacksmith was pelting away at the hot iron.
这个铁匠锻制马掌的手艺很高。
The blacksmith forges horseshoes with great skill.
在西非,制作工具和武器的铁匠在社会中地位重要,常拥有特殊宗教权力。
In West Africa, the blacksmith who made tools and weapons had an important place in society, often with special religious powers.
1769年,威廉·史密斯出生于英国一个贫穷的乡村铁匠家庭。
In 1769, William Smith was born into the poor family of a village blacksmith in England.
铁匠给铁棒加热,直到它烧得通红。
The blacksmith heated the iron bar until it glowed.
国王无法拒绝独女的请求,册封小铁匠为骑士。
The King rose from his throne and knighted the blacksmith.
铁匠铺里噪音很大。
The blacksmith's shop is very noisy.
年轻时,他父亲送他去当铁匠学徒。
In his youth, his father bound him out to a blacksmith.
赫菲斯托斯(希腊神话中的火神)被视为众神的铁匠。
Hephaestus: Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods.
在历史和不同文化中,铁匠常具有特殊意义:西方传统中,铁匠铺是乡村重要的手工业场所;西非社会中,铁匠不仅制造工具,还被赋予宗教职能。需注意该词易被误译为“黑人史密斯”,实则与种族无关,纯粹指代职业。
从构词逻辑到实际应用,blacksmith 一词承载了手工业时代的技术智慧,至今仍是描述传统金属锻造工匠的核心术语。