1720, "work done by an engineer," from engineer (n.). As a field of study, attested from 1792. An earlier word was engineership (1640s); engineery was attempted in 1793, but it did not stick.
雙語例句
1. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
英國(guó)的亞裔年輕人通常被吸引到醫(yī)學(xué)、法律及工程專業(yè)。
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2. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
英吉利海峽隧道是歐洲最大的土木工程。
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3. The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
學(xué)工科的女孩的比例已經(jīng)大大增加了。
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4. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
失去它們將會(huì)是對(duì)我們工程行業(yè)的一個(gè)沉重打擊。
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5. Somewhere along the line he picked up an engineering degree.