fingerspelling

/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəˌspel.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ.spel.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

fingerspelling — 名詞

1. a way of forming words by shaping the fingers and hand into signs, where each sh

1.名詞C1
釋義

手語拼字

用手形逐字母拼出單字的方式

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.

例句

Liam taught his deaf cousin fingerspelling so they could share secrets across the playground.

Liam 教他失聰的表弟手語拼字，這樣他們就能在操場另一頭交換祕密。

teach + someone + fingerspelling

The interpreter slowed down and used fingerspelling for the foreign doctor's surname.

口譯員放慢速度，用手語拼字拼出那位外國醫師的姓氏。

use + fingerspelling for proper nouns

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌She used a fingerspelling to say her name.
✅She used fingerspelling to say her name.
💡uncountable, so no 'a' / 'an'.