handshake
/ˈhændʃeɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhændʃeɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhan(d)-ˌshāk/ (ame, mw)
handshake — 名詞
- handshakesingular
- handshakesplural
1. A handshake is when two people hold the other person's right hand and move it up
握手
雙方右手相握以示致意或達成協議
A handshake is when two people hold the other person's right hand and move it up and down, usually to say hello, goodbye, or to show agreement.
Lotte gave the job applicant a firm handshake before the interview began.
Lotte 在面試開始前，給了求職者一個堅定的握手。
collocation: firm handshake / warm handshake
After signing the contract, Felix and Paloma sealed their deal with a handshake.
簽約之後，Felix 和 Paloma 握手確認交易達成。
verb pattern: seal [deal] + with a handshake
The old friends exchanged a warm handshake when they met at the train station.
兩位老朋友在火車站見面時，熱情地握了握手。
Benjamin offered a handshake to his new neighbour Selim as a friendly greeting.
Benjamin 向新鄰居 Selim 伸出手握手，作為友善的招呼。
Adaeze's handshake was confident and strong, which left a good impression on the team.
Adaeze 的握手既自信又有力，給團隊留下了好印象。
文法句型
handshake + between [people]
give/offer + [person] + a handshake
用法筆記
Commonly paired with verbs like 'give', 'offer', 'exchange', 'return', or the phrase 'seal with a handshake'. In formal business settings, a handshake often follows the signing of an agreement or the conclusion of a meeting.
常見錯誤
2. A short exchange of information between two electronic devices or programs befor
交握
設備間啟動連線前的信號交換程序
A short exchange of information between two electronic devices or programs before they begin communicating, used to confirm identities and agree on the rules for sending data.
The laptop and the server completed a digital handshake before sharing any files.
筆電與伺服器在分享任何檔案之前，先完成了一個數位交握。
technical: handshake + between [devices]
When Linh connected her headphones to the phone, a short handshake confirmed the pairing.
Linh 將耳機連接到手機時，一次簡短的交握確認了配對成功。
verb pattern: complete/confirm a handshake
Without a successful handshake between the two routers, the network cannot send any data.
如果兩台路由器之間的交握不成功，網路就無法傳送任何資料。
The engineer checked whether the Bluetooth handshake had established a stable connection.
工程師檢查了藍牙交握是否已建立穩定的連線。
Hiro's computer showed an error message when the handshake with the printer failed.
Hiro 的電腦在與印表機交握失敗時顯示了一則錯誤訊息。
- protocol negotiation
more precise and technical; refers to the entire rule-setting process
- signal exchange
broader; covers any two-way transmission of signals
文法句型
handshake + between [devices]
perform/complete + a handshake
用法筆記
This sense is almost always used in computing, networking, and electronics contexts — such as Wi-Fi pairing, Bluetooth connections, or server-client communication. The handshake happens automatically and is invisible to the user.