shorthand的意思

shorthand

英式音标['ʃɔrthænd]
美式英标['ʃɔːthænd]

基本解释

n. 速记；速记法

adj. 速记法的

中文词源

shorthand 速记，速记法

来自 short,短的，缩写的，hand,手，书写。比较 longhand.

英文词源

shorthand (n.): method of rapid writing, 1636, from short (adj.) in the "rapid" sense + hand (n.) "handwriting."

实用例句

1. "Third World" is an abstraction, a form of shorthand.: “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。

2. I took down his comments in shorthand.: 我用速记法把他的评论记录了下来。

3. to take sth down in shorthand: 用速记记录某事

4. Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.: 速记和打字被说成是一对孪生技巧.

5. Instead of writing her shorthand by hand, she could use a machine.: 她可以不用手, 而使用一种带键盘的机器进行速记.

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