handwriting

hand·writ·ing

H0047700 (hănd′rī′tĭng)n.1. Writing done with the hand.2. The writing characteristic of a particular person.

handwriting

(ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) writing by hand rather than by typing or printing2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a person's characteristic writing style: that signature is in my handwriting.

hand•writ•ing

(ˈhændˌraɪ tɪŋ)

n. 1. writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand. 2. a style or manner of writing by hand, esp. that which characterizes a particular person. 3. a handwritten document; manuscript. Idioms: handwriting on the wall, a premonition, portent, or clear indication, esp. of failure or disaster. [1375–1425]

Handwriting

 

1. Handwriting … like driven sleet —Peter De Vries
2. Handwriting looks as if a swarm of ants, escaping from an ink bottle, had walked over a sheet of paper without wiping their legs —Sydney Smith

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	handwriting - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"script, handhandwriting - the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy - a method of writing rapidlycursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paperwriting - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"calligraphy, chirography, penmanship - beautiful handwritingcacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch - poor handwriting
	2.	handwriting - the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis"committal to writing, writing - the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"stenography - the act or art of writing in shorthand; "stenography is no longer a marketable skill"subscription - the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"legibility, readability - a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily readillegibility - the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be decipheredhandwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

handwriting

noun writing, hand, script, fist, scrawl, calligraphy, longhand, penmanship, chirography The address was in Anna's handwriting.Related words
noun graphology

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hand

(hӕnd) noun1. the part of the body at the end of the arm. 手 手2. a pointer on a clock, watch etc. Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand. （鐘錶等的）指針 （钟表等的）指针 3. a person employed as a helper, crew member etc. a farm hand; All hands on deck! 人手，組員 人手，船员 4. help; assistance. Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please. 幫助 帮助5. a set of playing-cards dealt to a person. I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning. 手中的牌 手中的牌6. a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses. a horse of 14 hands. 量馬高度的測量單位 (4英吋或10.2公分) 一掌之宽（约4英寸，量马高度用） 7. handwriting. written in a neat hand. 筆跡 手迹 verb (often with back, ~down, ~up etc). 1. to give (something) to someone by hand. I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me. 給 给2. to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc. That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London. 傳遞 传递ˈhandful noun1. as much as can be held in one hand. a handful of sweets. 一把 一把2. a small number. Only a handful of people came to the meeting. 少數 少数3. a person etc difficult to control. Her three children are a (bit of a) handful. 難控制的人 难控制的人ˈhandbag noun (American usually purse) a small bag carried by women, for personal belongings. 手提包 手提包ˈhandbill noun a small printed notice. 傳單 传单ˈhandbook noun a small book giving information about (how to do) something. a handbook of European birds; a bicycle-repair handbook. 手冊 手册ˈhandbrake noun (in a car, bus etc) a brake operated by the driver's hand. 手煞車 手煞车ˈhandcuff verb to put handcuffs on (a person). The police handcuffed the criminal. 上手銬 给...上手铐ˈhandcuffs noun plural steel rings, joined by a short chain, put round the wrists of prisoners. a pair of handcuffs. 手銬 手铐ˈhand-lens noun a magnifying-glass held in the hand. 手持放大鏡 手持放大镜ˌhandˈmade adjective made with a person's hands or with tools held in the hands, rather than by machines. hand-made furniture. 手工做的 手工制的hand-ˈoperated adjectivehand-operated switches. 手動的 手动的ˈhand-outhand outbelowˌhand-ˈpicked adjective chosen very carefully. a hand-picked team of workers. 精選的 精选的ˈhandshake noun the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting. 握手 握手ˈhandstand noun the gymnastic act of balancing one's body upright in the air with one's hands on the ground. 倒立 倒立ˈhandwriting noun1. writing with a pen or pencil. Today we will practise handwriting. 手寫 书法2. the way in which a person writes. Your handwriting is terrible! 筆跡 笔迹ˈhandwritten adjectiveThe letter was handwritten, not typed. 手寫的 手写的at hand1. (with close or near) near. The bus station is close at hand. 在旁邊 在附近2. available. Help is at hand. 隨手可得 在手边，可利用的 at the hands of from, or by the action of. He received very rough treatment at the hands of the terrorists. 在…手裡，在…的作用下 在某人手下，由 ... 完成 be hand in glove (with someone) to be very closely associated with someone, especially for a bad purpose. 勾結 勾结by hand1. with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery. furniture made by hand. 用手 用手2. not by post but by a messenger etc. This parcel was delivered by hand. 由專人 由专人fall into the hands (of someone) to be caught, found, captured etc by someone. He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them). 落到(某人)手裡 落到某人手里force someone's hand to force someone to do something either which he does not want to do or sooner than he wants to do it. 強迫某人(做不想做的事、或提前做某事) 强迫某人行动（或表态） get one's hands on1. to catch. If I ever get my hands on him, I'll make him sorry for what he did! 抓住 抓住2. to get or obtain. I'd love to get my hands on a car like that. 獲得 获得give/lend a helping hand to help or assist. I'm always ready to give/lend a helping hand. 幫忙，協助 帮助hand down to pass on from one generation to the next. These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages. 世代相傳 把...传下来hand in to give or bring to a person, place etc. The teacher told the children to hand in their exercise-books. 交給(到)，拿給(到) 交上hand in hand with one person holding the hand of another. The boy and girl were walking along hand in hand; Poverty and crime go hand in hand. 手拉手 手拉手hand on to give to someone. When you have finished reading these notes, hand them on to me. 交給某人 转交，传下来 hand out to give to several people; to distribute. The teacher handed out books to all the pupils; They were handing out leaflets in the street. 分發給多人 分给，散发 hand-out noun a leaflet. 傳單 传单handout noun1. a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc. You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout. 宣傳單張，講義 （发给学生的）课堂讲义，分发的材料 2. money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar. 救濟金或物品 救济品hand over to give or pass; to surrender. We know you have the jewels, so hand them over; They handed the thief over to the police. 交出 交出hand over fist in large amounts, usually quickly. He's making money hand over fist. 大量且快速地 大量地hands down very easily. You'll win hands down. 容易地 容易地hands off! do not touch!. 不可觸摸！ 请勿动手！hands-on adjective practical; involving active participation. hands-on experience with computers. 實務的，實際參與的 实用的，实际动手做的 hands up! raise your hands above your head. `Hands up!' shouted the gunman. 舉起手來！ 举起手来！hand to hand with one individual fighting another at close quarters: The soldiers fought the enemy hand to hand; () adjective (etc)hand-to-hand fighting. 逼近地 逼近地have a hand in (something) to be one of the people who have caused, done etc (something). Did you have a hand in the building of this boat / in the success of the project? 涉及(某事) 参与（某事） have/get/gain the upper hand to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc. The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand. (開始)打贏，擊敗 战胜hold hands (with someone) to be hand in hand with someone. The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other). 手拉手 手拉手in good hands receiving care and attention. The patient is in good hands. 獲得悉心照料 获得悉心照看，得到很好的照顾 in hand1. not used etc; remaining. We still have $10 in hand. 現有，手頭上 现有，在手头 2. being dealt with. We have received your complaint and the matter is now in hand. 被處理中 （工作）在进行中 in the hands of being dealt with by. This matter is now in the hands of my solicitor. 在被(某人)處理中 在（某人）手中，由 ... 照管 keep one's hand in to remain good or skilful at doing something by doing it occasionally. I still sometimes play a game of billiards, just to keep my hand in. 偶爾做以保持某項技能的熟練度 使技能不荒疏，经常练习以保持熟练 off one's hands no longer needing to be looked after etc. You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks. 不再需要照顧 不再由某人负责on hand near; present; ready for use etc. We always keep some candles on hand in case there's a power failure. 現有，手頭上 现有，在手头 (on the one hand) … on the other hand an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc. (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead. 另一方面 另一方面out of hand unable to be controlled. The angry crowd was getting out of hand. 無法控制 失去控制shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand to grasp a person's (usually right) hand, in one's own (usually right) hand, as a form of greeting, as a sign of agreement etc. 握手 握手a show of hands at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands. 舉手表決 举手表决take in hand to look after, discipline or train. 照顧，管教，訓練 处理，管教，训练 to hand here; easily reached. All the tools you need are to hand. 在這裡，容易拿到 在手头，近在手边

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