1720, "work done by an engineer," from engineer (n.). As a field of study, attested from 1792. An earlier word was engineership (1640s); engineery was attempted in 1793, but it did not stick.
实用例句
1. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。来自柯林斯例句
2. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。来自柯林斯例句
3. The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.
学工科的女孩的比例已经大大增加了。来自柯林斯例句
4. Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。来自柯林斯例句
5. Somewhere along the line he picked up an engineering degree.
