A craftsman is someone very skilled at a particular craft — work done with the hands and with long practice: wood, metal, clay, cloth, stone. The word praises the person, not a trick. You picture care, patience, and a trade learned over years.

A craftsman工匠 is someone very skilled at a particular craft是指非常擅長某項工藝的人——work done with the hands and with long practice靠雙手和長年練習做出來的作品：wood, metal, clay, cloth, stone像木工、金屬、陶土、布料、石材。 The word praises the person, not a trick這個字稱讚的是人，不是什麼花招。 You picture care, patience, and a trade learned over years你腦中浮現的是細心、耐心，還有多年學來的手藝。

It is still common, a little traditional in feel, and you meet it on workshop signs, in museums, and when people talk about “real craftsman’s work,” meaning the details were not rushed. Though actually, this word kept the older, kinder meaning of craft as skill, while crafty walked off toward “sneaky.” Same family, different personalities.

It is still common, a little traditional in feel這個字還很常見，感覺有點傳統，and you meet it on workshop signs, in museums會出現在工坊招牌、博物館裡，and when people talk about "real craftsman's work,"還有大家說「真正的craftsman's work」的時候，meaning the details were not rushed意思是細節沒有被隨便做。 Though actually不過其實，this word kept the older, kinder meaning of craft as skill這個字保留了craft原本比較正面「技藝」的意思，while crafty walked off toward "sneaky."而crafty則走向了「狡猾」。Same family, different personalities同個字根，性格卻不一樣。

The middle -s- is just a joining sound, the way you also hear it in sportsman or tradesman; it is not a plural “many crafts.” Some people now say craftsperson so the word clearly includes everyone; craftsman is still the form you will hear most. The usual plural is craftsmen.

The middle -s- is just a joining sound中間的-s-只是個連接音，the way you also hear it in sportsman or tradesman就像sportsman或tradesman裡的那個一樣；it is not a plural "many crafts."不是「很多craft」的複數。Some people now say craftsperson so the word clearly includes everyone現在有人會說craftsperson讓這個字更明確地包含所有人；craftsman is still the form you will hear most但craftsman仍然是最常聽到的說法。 The usual plural is craftsmen一般的複數是craftsmen。