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Shorthand N Uncount Quick 英[ˈʃɔ:Thænd 美[ˈʃɔrthænd N.速记,速记法;速记记录文字;Adj.速记法的 速记;速记法 Writing

单词 shorthand
音标
英[ˈʃɔ:thænd] 美[ˈʃɔrthænd]
解释
n.速记,速记法;速记记录文字;adj.速记法的;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
速记;速记法
Shorthand is 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.
例: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 use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.
例:'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...“第三世界”是个抽象概念,是一种简称。
例: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。
变形
pl:shorthands~

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