architect

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).
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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。

3. Call in an architect or surveyor to oversee the work.

找个建筑师或监理员来监工。

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。

5. The architect stepped back to admire his handiwork.

设计师后退一步以欣赏自己的作品。