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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

制版师

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhì bǎn shī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Patternmaker/ˈpæt.ərnˌmeɪ.kər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位经验丰富的制版师修正了衣服的尺寸。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who creates templates or blueprints used to guide the cutting of fabric in garment manufacturing.

    "The senior patternmaker carefully adjusted the bodice proportions before the runway sample was sewn."
  2. 2

    A skilled artisan or technician who builds the original models or molds used in metal casting and manufacturing industries.

    "The foundry employed a veteran patternmaker to construct accurate wooden models for the engine block castings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'pattern' (from Middle English 'patron', ultimately from Latin 'patronus') and 'maker' (from Old English 'macian'). Established during the industrial revolution to describe skilled artisans who constructed original templates for casting metal or cutting garments.

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