Handiwork

(n.) Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.

校对:菲利斯

• Whose handiwork is this? 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Nature's handiwork never was disguised with such extraordinary artificial carving, as the man had overlaid his countenance with in one moment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Lily looked down ruefully at her handiwork. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Yes, Watson, we have come upon the handiwork of a very remarkable individual. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I was tormented by the contrast between my idea and my handiwork: in each case I had imagined something which I was quite powerless to realise. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• That was your handiwork, Giles, I understand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• But as if to repress such vainglorious thoughts, there stood in the transept of the building, surrounded by and contrasting with the handiworks of man, one of the simplest productions of Nature. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.

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