shorthand

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n. 速记 [法] 速记法, 速记, 记录文字

发音

UK /ˈʃɔːthænd/
US /ˈʃɔɹthænd/

词形变化

shorthands 复数 shorthands shorthanded shorthanding shorthands 三单 shorthanding 现在分词 shorthanded 过去式 shorthanded 过去分词

别名

short-hand shrthnd short hand

教材释义与例句

名词

速记；速记法

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

    可数 不可数 引申义

    The jargon becomes a shorthand for these advanced concepts.

v.
  1. 1.

    To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

    及物 引申义
  3. 3.

    To write in shorthand.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

stenography tachygraphy

上位词 3

hand script handwriting

相关短语

shorthand typist n. 速记打字员 shorthand typists Gregg Shorthand Gregg shorthand

词源

The noun is derived from short + hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary