chirography

n. 书法, 笔法, 笔迹 [法] 书法, 笔迹书法, 书体

发音

UK /kʌɪˈrɒɡrəfi/

词形变化

chirographies 复数 chirographies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.

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  2. 2.

    Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.

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  3. 3.

    Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.

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  4. 4.

    Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.

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词汇关系

词源

From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from Latin chirographus and chirographum, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos) and χειρόγραφον (kheirógraphon), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + γραφος (graphos, “writing, written thing”). Equivalent to chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) and handwriting.

来源:wiktionary