handwriting
/ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhand-ˌrī-tiŋ/ (ame, mw)
handwriting — 名詞
1. the process of putting words onto paper with a pencil or pen, rather than typing
手寫
用筆書寫，非打字
the process of putting words onto paper with a pencil or pen, rather than typing them on a keyboard
Many schools still teach handwriting alongside typing skills for young children.
許多學校仍在電腦打字課程之外教導兒童手寫。
uncountable noun referring to the general activity
Élise prefers handwriting her first draft before typing it on the computer.
Élise 偏好先用手寫寫出初稿，再輸入到電腦裡。
Studies suggest that handwriting can improve memory and learning in children.
研究顯示，手寫可以增進兒童的記憶力與學習效果。
Nala took a handwriting class to learn cursive writing over the summer.
Nala 在暑假期間上了一門手寫課，學習草體書寫。
- penmanship
more formal and old-fashioned; often used in the context of school lessons on handwriting skills
- typing
the activity of producing text on a keyboard
用法筆記
Uncountable — do not pair with 'a' ('✗ a handwriting is a useful skill'). Use 'handwriting' without an article when referring to the general activity.
常見錯誤
2. the particular way that a person shapes letters when writing by hand, which is u
筆跡
個人書寫的獨特風格
the particular way that a person shapes letters when writing by hand, which is usually unique to that person and can be recognised by others
Jiwoo's handwriting is so elegant that her friends ask her to address their envelopes.
Jiwoo 的筆跡非常優美，朋友們都請她幫忙寫信封上的地址。
possesive determiner + uncountable noun for a person's style
The teacher could tell whose handwriting it was just by looking at the letter shapes.
老師光看字母的形狀就知道那是誰的筆跡。
My grandmother's handwriting grew smaller and shakier as she got older.
祖母的筆跡隨著年紀增長變得越來越小、越來越抖。
The love letter was special because it was in Christopher's own handwriting.
那封情書之所以特別，是因為上面是 Christopher 的親筆筆跡。
- script
can refer to handwriting style but also to printed typefaces; broader than 'handwriting'
- penmanship
more formal; focuses on the skill and beauty of letter formation, especially as taught in schools
- calligraphy
the artistic practice of beautiful handwriting, not everyday personal style
用法筆記
Uncountable — although it describes a specific person's style, it still takes no article. Use possessive determiners: 'her handwriting', 'the author's handwriting'. Not '✗ a beautiful handwriting' but '✓ beautiful handwriting'.
常見錯誤
3. a document, letter, note, or piece of text that has been produced by hand rather
手寫稿
手寫的文字或文件
a document, letter, note, or piece of text that has been produced by hand rather than typed or printed
The museum displayed a collection of the poet's original handwriting.
博物館展出了這位詩人的一批原始手寫稿。
uncountable — refers to the poet's handwritten output as a body of work
Nora found some old handwriting in her grandfather's desk drawer while cleaning the house.
Nora 在打掃房子時，於祖父書桌抽屜裡發現了一些舊手寫稿。
uncountable — 'some old handwriting' = a physical handwritten document
The auction house sold the composer's original handwriting to a collector for over ten thousand pounds.
拍賣行將該作曲家的原始手寫稿以超過一萬英鎊的價格賣給了一位收藏家。
The archive contains several handwritings from the nineteenth century.
該檔案館收藏了幾份十九世紀的手寫文件。
- manuscript
a handwritten document, especially an old one or the original of an author's work; more formal and narrower
- holograph
a document written entirely in the author's own hand; very formal, mostly used in historical or legal contexts
- printout
a document produced by a printer
- typescript
a typed or printed version of a text
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when referring to handwritten material in general ('a page of handwriting'). Can be countable ('handwritings') when meaning multiple separate handwritten items, though this is relatively rare.