handwriting
UK/'hændraitiŋ/US
B1
Definitions
n.
Writing done with the hand using a pen or pencil
手写
n.
A person's characteristic style of writing
笔迹,字迹
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhand + writing = writing produced by the hand, as opposed to typing. By extension it names the personal style of someone's script — handwriting unique enough to identify them.
Root hand still carries 23 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.neat handwriting工整的字迹
- 2.messy handwriting潦草的字迹
- 3.recognize someone's handwriting认出某人的笔迹
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her handwriting is so neat it looks like print.
- 2.
I couldn't read the doctor's messy handwriting.