Stonework means the stone parts of a building or structure — the walls, arches, window frames, steps, columns and carved decoration, all taken together. When a guide says 'look at the stonework above the door', they mean the worked and fitted stone itself, not one single block.

Stonework means是指 the stone parts of a building or structure建築物或結構體裡屬於石頭的部分 the walls, arches, window frames, steps, columns and carved decoration牆壁、拱門、窗框、階梯、柱子和雕刻裝飾 all taken together全部加在一起 When a guide says "look at the stonework above the door,"當導覽員說「看看門上方的 stonework」 they mean the worked and fitted stone itself他們指的是那些被加工、砌好的石頭本身 not one single block而不是單獨一塊石頭

The word carries a sense of craft: stonework is stone that someone has cut, shaped and laid, which is why you meet it constantly in talk about old churches, castles, bridges and city buildings, and in the language of repair — 'the stonework is crumbling', 'they cleaned the stonework'. It is uncountable, so no 'a stonework' and no plural.

The word carries a sense of craft這個字帶有工藝的意味 stonework is stone that someone has cut, shaped and laid「stonework」是有人切割、塑形、砌好的石頭 which is why you meet it constantly in talk about old churches, castles, bridges and city buildings這就是為什麼你常在談論老教堂、城堡、橋樑和城市建築時遇到它 and in the language of repair以及在維修相關的用語裡 — "the stonework is crumbling", "they cleaned the stonework"「stonework正在剝落」、「他們清理了stonework」 It is uncountable這個字是不可數名詞 so no "a stonework" and no plural所以沒有「a stonework」也沒有複數

It can also mean the work of building with stone as an activity, though 'masonry' is the more usual word for that. Neutral in tone and used by ordinary people and specialists alike; it just happens to come up most where old buildings do.

It can also mean the work of building with stone as an activity它也可以指用石頭蓋東西這項活動本身 though "masonry" is the more usual word for that不過那個意思比較常用的字是「masonry」(砌石工程) Neutral in tone語氣中性 and used by ordinary people and specialists alike一般人和專業人士都會用 it just happens to come up most where old buildings do只是剛好最常出現在有老建築的地方