braille
braille — noun
1. a system that uses small raised dots on paper so that people who cannot see can
a system that uses small raised dots on paper so that people who cannot see can read the letters and numbers by touching them with their fingers
Mei-Lin borrowed a braille edition of the novel from her local library.
collocation: braille edition
For guests with vision loss, the hotel provides braille menus in the restaurant.
in braille / braille menu
Javier learned to read braille in under three months at his new school.
A braille sign next to each office door helps visitors find the right room.
Books written in braille are available at public libraries across the city.
- Moon type
a less common raised-line system; braille uses dots, Moon type uses simplified letter shapes
- tactile writing system
general term; braille is the most widespread example
文法句型
in braille
braille + noun (braille book, braille edition, braille sign)
常見錯誤
braille — noun
1. the French educator who lost his sight as a child and, at age fifteen, invented
the French educator who lost his sight as a child and, at age fifteen, invented the dot-based writing code now used worldwide by visually impaired readers
Louis Braille lost his sight at age three and completed his dot-code system by age fifteen.
biographical context: age / invention timeline
Schools on every continent still teach the reading method Louis Braille created almost two centuries ago.
A statue of Louis Braille stands at his birthplace in Coupvray, France.
Louis Braille's life story is often told to students learning braille for the first time.
用法筆記
Louis Braille (1809–1852) was a French educator who became blind after an accident at age three. He developed the braille code by age fifteen, basing it on a military communication system called 'night writing.'