| 释义 |
ˈhouse-builder
One who builds a house; one whose business is the building of houses; a builder.
1769Junius Lett. xxxiv. 152 [He]..descends to apply to his house-builder for assistance. 1895Educat. Rev. (N.Y.) Sept. 158 A house-builder is not likely to excel as an architect.
b. attrib. house-builder moth: see quots.
1864–5Wood Homes without H. xiv. (1868) 283 This is the House-Builder Moth (Oiketicus Sandersii) an insect which is common in many parts of the West Indies.
So house-building, the building of houses.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 258 Timber..is employed in house-building instead of bricks, stones and tiles. 1865Mrs. Stowe House & Home Papers 270 Why don't you write a paper on house-building? 1946Nature 5 Oct. 462/1 The various forms of co-operative activity undertaken by the village.., such as road-making, bridge-building or house-building. 1969Times 16 July 22/5 There are doubts about the growth pattern of house-building in this country. |