| 单词 | joined-up writing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjoined-up writing 1. Connected, conjoined. Of writing: cursive (as learnt in elementary school as a stage beyond printing individual letters separately), esp. in joined-up writing, joined-up handwriting; frequently used allusively and humorously to suggest a (usually basic) level of intelligence or standard of educational attainment (or depreciatively a lack of these). Cf. joining-hand n.In quot. 1980, a punning reference to anthologized work. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > cursive written hand1580 joining-hand1583 join-handa1652 running-hand1741 demotic1782 cursive1861 joined-up writing1983 society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > cursive running1575 tachygraphic1728 voluble1745 tachygraphical1764 cursive1784 Spencerian1883 current1891 joined-up1983 1980 K. Smith (title) The joined-up writing.] 1983 M. Magorian Goodnight Mister Tom (BNC) 137 I starts the last readin' book on Mondee, and joined-up writing. 1989 Times 26 Apr. 18/2 Lots of people who can do joined-up writing have been brought in to pontificate on this and that. 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army x. 109 A stage with cubicles runs round the four walls, leaving a well in the middle for the huge ‘bird-table’ of joined-up maps. 1999 R. T. Davies Queer as Folk: Scripts Episode 7. 189 Stuart: (Grins) Lesbian letters. Can I read them? Lisa: I doubt it, it's joined-up handwriting. < as lemmas |
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