单词 | fingerspell |
释义 | > as lemmasfingerspell fingerspell v. transitive to spell (a word or words) using one's fingers to represent individual letters as a type of sign language; (also intransitive) to communicate with fingerspelling. ΚΠ 1885 Public Opinion 31 July 137/2 Whether the communication be articulated or finger-spelled, the perception of meaning is purely a matter of the understanding, and depends upon the capabilities and education of the deaf recipient. 1914 J. W. Jones & W. Patterson Course Instr. for School & Shops (Ohio State School for Deaf) (new ed.) 100 Have pupils in oral class speak, and in manual class finger-spell their salutations. 1987 Times 15 Dec. 31 Those who are both deaf and blind can only receive information by placing their hands on those of a translator who knows how to finger-spell and sign words. 2001 M. Daniels Dancing Words 126 Children can fingerspell much sooner than they acquire the manual dexterity to write words with pencil on paper. < as lemmas |
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