holograph
UK/'hɒlәugræf/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A document written entirely in the handwriting of its author.
亲笔文件,完全由作者本人手写的文件。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedholo- (whole) + graph (write) = 'wholly written (by one hand)' — a document written entirely by its author, often important for wills. Note: this is unrelated to 'hologram,' which uses gram (image), not graph.
Root graph still carries 34 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.holograph signature亲笔签名
- 2.holograph document亲笔文件
Example Sentences
- 1.
The will was a holograph, written and signed by hand.
- 2.
Collectors prize the poet's holograph manuscripts.