handprint

IPA/ˈhændprɪnt/
IPA/ˈhændprɪnt/

handprint — 名詞

  • handprintsingular
  • handprintsplural

1. the shape of a whole hand, palm and fingers together, that stays visible after t

1.名詞B2
釋義

手印；掌印

手掌壓在物體表面留下的痕跡

the shape of a whole hand, palm and fingers together, that stays visible after the hand has been pressed against something such as glass, wet cement, or a painted wall.

例句

Talia pressed her palm into the wet cement and left a perfect handprint.

Talia 把手掌壓進濕水泥裡，留下了一個完美的手印。

leave a handprint in [material]

The kindergarten teacher hung forty painted handprints along the classroom wall.

幼稚園老師把四十個彩繪手印沿著教室牆壁掛了一排。

painted handprints

常見搭配
  • leave a handprint
  • muddy handprint
  • bloody handprint
  • painted handprint
  • handprint on [surface]
  • handprint in cement
  • child's handprint
同義詞
  • palm print

    covers only the flat inner part of the hand; common in forensic writing

  • hand mark

    plain and informal; no special meaning beyond a mark made by a hand

用法筆記

Often described by the material that made it: muddy, bloody, sooty, or painted. Compare 'fingerprint', which is only the ridge pattern of a fingertip, not the whole hand.

常見錯誤

Hassan washed the handprints on his hands.
Hassan washed the paint off his hands.
a handprint is the mark left on a surface, not the dirt or paint that stays on the hand itself.

2. a clear sign in a finished piece of work, a place, or an organisation that shows

2.名詞C1
釋義

印記；特色

顯示作品出自誰手或受誰影響的特色

a clear sign in a finished piece of work, a place, or an organisation that shows who made it or who had a strong influence on how it turned out.

例句

Defne could see the architect's handprint in every curve of the new library.

Defne 看得出新圖書館的每一道曲線都帶有那位建築師的個人印記。

see [someone]'s handprint in [work]

The new editor's handprint shows in the magazine's bold covers and short headlines.

雜誌大膽的封面和簡短的標題，都顯現出新任編輯的印記。

常見搭配
  • bear the handprint of
  • carry the handprint of
  • leave a handprint on
  • see the handprint of
  • handprint of [person]
同義詞
  • stamp

    suggests a strong, obvious influence put on something

  • signature

    a style so personal that people recognise the maker at once

  • imprint

    more formal; often a lasting effect rather than a visible trait

文法句型

bear the handprint of [person]

leave a handprint on [thing]

用法筆記

Figurative: no real hand mark is involved, which separates it from sense 1. It usually appears as 'someone's handprint' or 'the handprint of someone', and the thing carrying it is normally a creative work, a place, or a group.

常見錯誤

The mural has handprint of the whole class.
The mural bears the handprint of the whole class.
the figurative noun needs an article, and verbs such as 'bear', 'carry', or 'show' sound more natural than 'has'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • handprint painting
  • handprint mural

常用片語

  • leave a handprint
  • bear the handprint of
  • muddy handprint

介系詞搭配

  • handprint on [surface]
  • handprint of [person]
  • handprint in [material]