longhand

/ˈlɒŋhænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːŋhænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand/ (ame, mw)

longhand — noun

1. letters, notes, or other text set down with a pen or pencil in full words rather

1.名詞B2
釋義

letters, notes, or other text set down with a pen or pencil in full words rather than on a keyboard or in shorthand signs.

例句

Defne copied the recipe in longhand because her laptop battery had died.

copy something in longhand

The reporter took the witness statement in longhand during the power cut.

同義詞
  • handwriting

    the everyday broad term for writing by hand, without the strong contrast to shorthand

  • script

    more formal and often used for a style or system of written letters

反義詞
  • shorthand

    uses shortened signs or symbols instead of writing every word in full

文法句型

in longhand

write/copy something in longhand

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'in longhand'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about writing words out fully, often as the opposite of typing or shorthand, not about whether the letters join together.

常見錯誤

❌Please send the note by longhand.
✅Please send the note in longhand.
💡the usual fixed phrase is 'in longhand', not 'by longhand'.

2. a flowing style of handwriting in which the letters of a word are joined togethe

2.名詞C1
釋義

a flowing style of handwriting in which the letters of a word are joined together.

例句

Sumin's longhand was so looped that the clerk asked her to print the form.

possessive + longhand for handwriting style

The old diary was in longhand, with each word running into the next.

同義詞
  • cursive

    the most direct modern term for joined handwriting

  • script

    broader term that can refer to a handwriting style, not only joined writing

反義詞
  • print

    letters are formed separately rather than joined

  • block letters

    emphasizes separate upright letter shapes, often used on forms

文法句型

somebody's longhand

write in longhand

用法筆記

Usually refers to joined, flowing handwriting that looks closer to cursive than to print. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the look of the letters themselves, not simply the fact that something was written by hand.