shorthand

英 [ˈʃɔːthænd]

美 [ˈʃɔːrthænd]

n.  速记(法); (对某事)简略的表达方式

过去分词：shorthanded　

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牛津词典

noun

• 速记（法）
  a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what sb is saying
  1. typing and shorthand
     打字和速记
  2. to take sth down in shorthand
     用速记记录某事
  3. a shorthand typist
     速记打字员
• （对某事）简略的表达方式
  a shorter way of saying or referring to sth, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 速记;速记法
  Shorthandis a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying.
  1. Ben took notes in shorthand.
     本用速记法记笔记。
• N-UNCOUNT (对某事)简略的表达方式
  You can useshorthandto mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.
  1. 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...
     “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
  2. The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
     认为“他”是“他或她”的中性简称的这种说法，很多人已不再接受。

英英释义

noun

• a method of writing rapidly
  Synonym:stenographytachygraphy

adj

• written in abbreviated or symbolic form
  1. shorthand notes

双语例句

• Oh, yes, I type and take shorthand in two languages.
  对了，我有两种语言的打字和速记技能。
• He picked up shorthand pad and a pen and went into her office.
  他拿起速记本和钢笔走进了她的办公室。
• 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand
  “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
• For the function, we are once again using the shorthand closure notation.
  对于这个函数，我们再次使用了一个简短的闭包注释。
• There they also learnt book-keeping, accounts and shorthand.
  在那儿，他们还学习簿记、会计和速记。
• Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.
  速记和打字被说成是一对孪生技巧。
• Mary: Would you be willing to take a typing and shorthand test?
  玛丽：你愿意接受打字和速记的测试吗？
• I do well in typing and taking shorthand.
  我擅长打字和速记。
• This is my shorthand notation.
  这是速记符号。
• She insisted that I learned shorthand and typing.
  她坚持要我学习速记和打字。