architect

英['ɑːkɪtekt] 美['ɑrkɪtɛkt]

反义词

复数: architects;

1、archi- + tect- "builder, carpenter".
2、字面含义：master builder, director of works.

architect 建筑师

前缀arch-, 始，主要，专家。词根tect, 编织，建筑，同textile, 纺织品。

architect: architect: [16] Etymologically, an architect is a ‘master builder’. The word comes, via French architecte, Italian architetto, and Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitéktōn, a compound formed from the prefix arkhi- ‘leading’ and téktōn ‘builder’ (source of English tectonic and related, via Greek tékhnē, to English technical).
=> technical
architect (n.): 1550s, from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Greek arkhitekton "master builder, director of works," from arkhi- "chief" (see archon) + tekton "builder, carpenter" (see texture). An Old English word for it was heahcræftiga "high-crafter."

1. Today's complex buildings require close teamwork between the architect and the builders.: 如今的建筑结构复杂，需要建筑师和施工人员密切协作。

2. Ricardo Bofill, the Catalan architect, has designed the revamped airport.: 里卡多·博菲利是一名加泰罗尼亚的建筑师，这座整修过的机场就是他设计的。

4. An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect.: 他身为艺术历史学家和收藏家，同时也是一名从业建筑师。