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If something is Masonic, it belongs to : a private men's society, hundreds of years old, whose members meet in a “lodge.” They keep special signs, clothes, and old building tools as symbols — a square and compasses are the famous ones. You will hear a Masonic lodge, Masonic ritual, Masonic symbols, a Masonic temple.
If something is Masonic如果某樣東西是Masonic的, it belongs to Freemasonry它就屬於共濟會: a private men's society一個私人的男性社團, hundreds of years old已經有好幾百年歷史, whose members meet in a 'lodge.'成員會在稱為『lodge』的地方聚會 They keep special signs, clothes, and old building tools as symbols他們保留了特殊的符號、服裝，以及古老的建築工具當作象徵 — a square and compasses are the famous ones其中最有名的就是矩尺和圓規. You will hear你會聽到 a Masonic lodge Masonic lodge, Masonic ritual Masonic ritual, Masonic symbols Masonic symbols, a Masonic temple Masonic temple.
It is a describing word for things and ideas, not usually for a person: you say he is a Mason, or a , not “he is a Masonic.” The word feels rather formal, and you meet it in news, history, and buildings more than in everyday chat.
It is a describing word for things and ideas它是用來形容事物和概念的形容詞, not usually for a person通常不會用在人身上: you say he is a Mason你會說he is a Mason, or a Freemason或a Freemason, not 'he is a Masonic.'而不會說『he is a Masonic』 The word feels rather formal這個字給人的感覺相當正式, and you meet it in news, history, and buildings你會在新聞、歷史，還有建築相關的內容裡碰到它 more than in everyday chat比在日常閒聊裡多.
Though actually the name comes from stone masons, the people who cut and laid stone, because the society copied the old craft clubs. In ordinary English, masonry is brick and stone work; Masonic with this sense points to the society.
Though actually不過實際上, the name comes from stone masons這個字的名字來自stone masons（石匠）, the people who cut and laid stone也就是切割和砌石頭的人, because the society copied the old craft clubs因為這個社團模仿了古老的工匠公會. In ordinary English在一般英文裡, masonry is brick and stone workmasonry指的是磚石工程; Masonic with this sense points to the society而這裡講的Masonic指的則是那個社團.
組成Mason (“Freemason”) + -ic (“of / connected with”). Mason itself comes from mason, a person who works with stone.
同家族的字
- Masonthe member; Masonic is the describing word from this name
- Freemasonthe fuller name of a Mason
- Freemasonrythe society itself
- masonthe stone-worker; the society took its name from this craft
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Masonicadj/məˈsɑnɪk/
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Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
masonicadj/məˈsɒnɪk/
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Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.
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Of or pertaining to freemasonry.
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Of a sign or signal, arcane and secretive.
- Without attempting to disturb the harmony of this profitable discussion, Quin, by a masonic gesture to the barmaid, had had three glasses filled up again, and Cripps, Bunson and himself were busy emptying them when Limpet awoke to the fact that treachery was being done.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。