单词 | wright |
释义 | Word Frequency wright(raɪt) noun (now chiefly in combination) a person who creates, builds, or repairs something specified a playwright a shipwright Word origin Old English wryhta, wyrhta; related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon, Old High German wurhtio. See workWord Frequency Wright(raɪt) noun 1. Frank Lloyd. 1869–1959, US architect, whose designs include the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916), the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943), and many private houses. His "organic architecture"sought a close relationship between buildings and their natural surroundings 2. Joseph, known as Wright of Derby . 1734–97, British painter, noted for his paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, esp The Orrery (?1765) and The Air Pump (1768) 3. Joseph. 1855–1930, British philologist; editor of The English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905) 4. Judith (Arundel). 1915–2000, Australian poet, critic, and conservationist. Her collections of poetry include The Moving Image (1946), Woman to Man (1949), and A Human Pattern (1990) 5. Richard. 1908–60, US Black novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Native Son (1940) 6. Wilbur (1867–1912) and his brother, Orville (1871–1948), US aviation pioneers, who designed and flew the first powered aircraft (1903) 7. William, known as Billy. 1924–94, English footballer: winner of 105 caps |
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