[mass noun]the activity or occupation of making or repairing things in wood 木工手艺,木匠活;木工业 ■the work made or done by a carpenter 木作,木器 the superb carpentry of the timber roof. 精美的木梁顶。
语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carpentrie, Old French charpenterie, from charpentier (see carpenter)