braille
braille — 名詞
1. a system that uses small raised dots on paper so that people who cannot see can
點字
視障者用手指觸摸的凸點文字
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.
Mei-Lin 從當地圖書館借了一本點字版的小說。
collocation: braille edition
For guests with vision loss, the hotel provides braille menus in the restaurant.
飯店餐廳為視力不佳的客人提供點字菜單。
in braille / braille menu
Javier learned to read braille in under three months at his new school.
Javier 在新學校不到三個月就學會了讀點字。
A braille sign next to each office door helps visitors find the right room.
每間辦公室門旁的點字標示能幫助訪客找到正確的房間。
Books written in braille are available at public libraries across the city.
市立圖書館各分館均提供點字書籍供借閱。
- 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 — 名詞
1. the French educator who lost his sight as a child and, at age fifteen, invented
路易·布萊葉
Louis Braille，點字發明人
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.
Louis Braille 在三歲時失明，並在十五歲那年完成了他的點字系統。
biographical context: age / invention timeline
Schools on every continent still teach the reading method Louis Braille created almost two centuries ago.
全球各大洲的學校至今仍在教授 Louis Braille 將近兩個世紀前創造的閱讀方法。
A statue of Louis Braille stands at his birthplace in Coupvray, France.
Louis Braille 的雕像矗立於他在法國 Coupvray 的出生地。
Louis Braille's life story is often told to students learning braille for the first time.
Louis Braille 的生平故事經常講給初次學習點字的學生聽。
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.'