longhand

/ˈlɒŋhænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːŋhænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand/ (ame, mw)

longhand — 名詞

1. letters, notes, or other text set down with a pen or pencil in full words rather

1.名詞B2
釋義

手寫文字

用手完整寫出的字，不是速記

letters, notes, or other text set down with a pen or pencil in full words rather than on a keyboard or in shorthand signs.

例句

Defne copied the recipe in longhand because her laptop battery had died.

Defne 的筆電沒電了，只好把食譜改用手寫文字抄下來。

copy something in longhand

The reporter took the witness statement in longhand during the power cut.

停電時，記者用手寫方式記下了證人的證詞。

同義詞
  • handwriting

    the everyday broad term for writing by hand, without the strong contrast to shorthand

  • script

    more formal and often used for a style or system of written letters

反義詞
  • shorthand

    uses shortened signs or symbols instead of writing every word in full

文法句型

in longhand

write/copy something in longhand

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'in longhand'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about writing words out fully, often as the opposite of typing or shorthand, not about whether the letters join together.

常見錯誤

❌Please send the note by longhand.
✅Please send the note in longhand.
💡the usual fixed phrase is 'in longhand', not 'by longhand'.

2. a flowing style of handwriting in which the letters of a word are joined togethe

2.名詞C1
釋義

草寫；連筆字

字母彼此連寫的手寫體

a flowing style of handwriting in which the letters of a word are joined together.

例句

Sumin's longhand was so looped that the clerk asked her to print the form.

Sumin 的草寫太多圈筆，櫃檯員只好請她改用印刷體填表。

possessive + longhand for handwriting style

The old diary was in longhand, with each word running into the next.

那本舊日記是用草寫寫成的，每個字幾乎都連在一起。

同義詞
  • cursive

    the most direct modern term for joined handwriting

  • script

    broader term that can refer to a handwriting style, not only joined writing

反義詞
  • print

    letters are formed separately rather than joined

  • block letters

    emphasizes separate upright letter shapes, often used on forms

文法句型

somebody's longhand

write in longhand

用法筆記

Usually refers to joined, flowing handwriting that looks closer to cursive than to print. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the look of the letters themselves, not simply the fact that something was written by hand.