stonework(名词):石工;石砌结构;石材砌筑或雕刻的工艺与成品(如石墙、石拱、建筑外立面的石材部分等)。
/ˈstoʊnˌwɝːk/
The old bridge’s stonework is still strong.
那座老桥的石砌结构仍然很坚固。
Restorers carefully cleaned the cathedral’s stonework, revealing intricate carvings that had been darkened by centuries of smoke and rain.
修复人员仔细清洁了大教堂的石作部分,露出了被几个世纪的烟尘与雨水熏黑的精细雕刻。
由 stone(石头)+ work(工作、工艺)组合而成,字面意思是“石头的工艺/做出来的东西”。在建筑语境中常指石材砌筑与石雕等相关的施工与成品。