单词 | manual |
释义 | manual —manually, adv. /man"yooh euhl/, adj. 1. done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift. 2. involving or using human effort, skill, power, energy, etc.; physical: manual labor. 3. of or pertaining to the hand or hands: manual deformities. 4. of the nature of a manual or handbook: manual instructions. n. 5. a small book, esp. one giving information or instructions: a manual of mathematical tables. 6. a nonelectric or nonelectronic typewriter; a typewriter whose keys and carriage may be powered solely by the typist's hands. 7. Mil. the prescribed drill in handling a rifle: the manual of arms. 8. Music. a keyboard, esp. one of several belonging to a pipe organ. 9. Auto. See manual transmission. [1375-1425; < L manualis (adj.), manuale (n.) (something) that can be held in the hand (manu(s) hand + -alis, -ale -AL1, -AL2); r. late ME manuel < MF < L, as above] |
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