wright /ˈraɪt/
建造者,製造者
Wright n. One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
He was a well good wright, a carpenter. --Chaucer.
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Wright
n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn: Willard
Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine]
2: United States writer whose work is concerned with the
oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: Richard
Wright]
3: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville
Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: Wilbur
Wright]
4: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur
Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: Orville
Wright]
5: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn: Frank
Lloyd Wright]
6: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
[syn: Frances Wright, Fanny Wright]
7: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in
combination)