2021年5月10日 星期一

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The catastrophic health situation in India has shaken the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has relied heavily on public relations and perception management since he came to power.




On the myth that the Amazons were so dedicated to their warcraft that they would cut off one of their breasts to shoot their bows better


British Museum

Carefully crafted from jade, this dragon was made in China between the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
Although it is only 9cm long, this tiny object would have been extremely precious – jade was valued more highly than gold in China at this time. http://ow.ly/lknW30q80Ve
See more Chinese jade in Room 33b – the Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery: http://ow.ly/5cgy30q80Us


If every country reduced its informal economy by 10% of GDP, that would bring in around $1 trillion extra in tax each year. For comparison, roughly $200 billion of tax is lost each year due to crafty use of tax havens


It is true that the dialogue is perhaps too beautifully crafted to ring true. But this is to miss the point of one of the greatest travelogues ever written. It is churlish to hold beautifully crafted prose against “Travels with Charley”. Indeed, in a book with so much to commend it, the majesty of Steinbeck’s writing is the single biggest draw.



Mobile technology can persuade informal businesses and workers to go formal
ECONOMIST.COM

Management guru Peter Drucker said that he had to learn a new craft every three years in order to obtain new insights into old problems.



The strategy – how to advance without appearing to attack – is a masterpiece in craftiness.

Android is subtler and more calculated than Microsoft’s brute force.

The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920, emerging in Japan in the 1920s as the Mingei movement.





craft 

Pronunciation: /krɑːft/ 
NOUN
1 An activity involving skill in making things by hand:
the craft of cobbling
[MASS NOUN]: art and craft
1.1(crafts) Work or objects made by hand:the shop sells local crafts(as modifier crafta craft fair
1.2[IN SINGULAR] Skills involved in carrying out one’s work:the artist learned his craft in Holland
1.3[AS MODIFIER] Denoting or relating to food or drink made in a traditional or non-mechanized way by an individual or a small company:craft brewinga craft baker
1.4The members of a skilled profession.
1.5(the Craft)The brotherhood of Freemasons.
2[MASS NOUN] Skill used in deceiving others:her cousin was not her equal in guile and evasive craft

3(plural same) A boat or ship:sailing craft
3.1An aircraft or spaceship.

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
Exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand:he crafted the chair lovingly(as adjective, with submodifier crafteda beautifully crafted objectfigurative Crichton knows how to craft a tale, one that keeps the reader turning the pages(as adjective, with submodifier crafteda carefully crafted peace process
Derivatives
crafter

Origin

Old English cræft 'strength, skill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft 'strength'. sense 3 of the noun, originally in the expression small craft'small trading vessels', may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of ‘craft’ or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships.


craft
━━ n. 技巧, 巧妙さ; 特殊技術(のいる職業); 悪知恵; (pl. 〜) 船, 航空機, 宇宙船.
arts and crafts 美術工芸.
the gentle craft 釣り(仲間).
━━ vt. 手で(精巧に)作る.
crafts・man 職人; 技芸家; 熟練工.
craftsman・ship (職人の)技能, 熟練.
craft union =horizontal union.




crafty 

Pronunciation: /ˈkrɑːfti/ 

ADJECTIVE (craftiercraftiest)

1Clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods:a crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison
1.1Involving or relating to indirect or deceitful methods:he sneaked off to a toilet for a crafty smoke
2informal Involving or relating to the making of objects by hand:a market full of crafty pots and interesting earrings
Derivatives
craftily


craftiness

NOUN

Origin

Old English cræftig 'strong, powerful', later 'skilful' (see craft-y1).

Words that rhyme with crafty

draughty (US drafty)


    craftiness - shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception. cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness, craft. astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) 2. craftiness - the quality of being crafty.

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