fingerspelling
/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəˌspel.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ.spel.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
fingerspelling — noun
1. a way of forming words by shaping the fingers and hand into signs, where each sh
a way of forming words by shaping the fingers and hand into signs, where each shape stands for a single written letter, used mainly within sign language for names, places, or words that have no fixed sign.
Liam taught his deaf cousin fingerspelling so they could share secrets across the playground.
teach + someone + fingerspelling
The interpreter slowed down and used fingerspelling for the foreign doctor's surname.
use + fingerspelling for proper nouns
Salma practised fingerspelling in front of the mirror until each letter felt natural.
British and American fingerspelling differ: one uses two hands, the other only one.
Without fingerspelling, deaf children would struggle to learn how new English words are written.
- manual alphabet
names the set of handshapes itself; fingerspelling names the act of using them.
- dactylology
technical / academic register for the same idea; rarely used outside linguistics papers.
文法句型
use/learn/teach + fingerspelling
用法筆記
Uncountable; takes singular verb agreement. Subject is usually a learner, teacher, interpreter, or the system itself; the object slot is rare because the alphabet is implicit.