| 单词 | manual labour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmanual labour a. Of work, an action, a skill, etc.: of or relating to the hand or hands; done or performed with the hands; involving physical rather than mental exertion. Frequently in manual labour.Used spec. in the context of sign language; cf. manual alphabet n., manual method n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > manual work handcraftOE craftworkOE handworkOE manual labour?1406 handworking?a1425 manoeuvre1479 hand labour1517 handiwork1525 handicrafta1535 manuary1581 mechanic1605 manufacture1625 arm labour1677 mechanics1726 hag1797 hag-work1841 society > occupation and work > work > [adjective] > manual manual?1406 handly?a1425 mechanicalc1450 handy1535 mechanicc1550 handicraft1559 manuary1576 operative1624 chiroponal1651 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] manual?1406 manuary1576 ?1406 T. Hoccleve La Mâle Règle 364 in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 65 Of thy manuel labour..Thy lucre is swich þt it vnnethe is seene. c1475 tr. H. de Mandeville Surgery (Wellcome) f. 146 (MED) Surgerie is..a manuel operacioun. 1532–3 Act 24 Hen. VIII c. 4 Marchaundyse, made and broughte..into this realme, redye wroughte by manuall occupacion. 1593 T. Fale Horologiographia Ep. Ded. sig. A4 Beseeching the Lord (who hath endued you with extraordinarie knowledge in all Manuel Sciences) to finish that good worke. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 19/1 Which eradication requireth a longe continued manuall operation. 1612 For Colony Virginea Britannia 41 Concerning the imployments of his Garrison vpon such manuall works and duties, as shall be thought necessary and conuenient. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 66 By manual Apprehension or Executive Election (As a man taketh a woman to wife). 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 337 Patron of industry and manual arts. 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl II. ix. 146 A Cerberus in human form, whose manual strength was in suite with the ferocity of his manners. 1804 Earl of Lauderdale Inq. Nature & Origin Public Wealth v. 347 The superior efficacy of the application of capital..over the most improved manual dexterity. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. App. xvii. 391 The trade which of all manual trades has been most honoured: be for once a carpenter. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind iv. 66 I expressed my ideas by manual signs. a1925 H. T. Lane Talks to Parents & Teachers (1928) 182 Jerry's manual work at this time was helping to lay a new floor in one of the school buildings. 1969 Jrnl. Pediatrics 74 883/2 The criterion used for apnea was cessation of respiration requiring either manual stimulation or resuscitation. 1982 Amer. Speech 57 214 Individuals who use manual communication prefer to use deafness as a label while others (oralists) prefer hearing-impaired. 1998 S. Anderson 1314 & All That 63 The cottars often had to do a bit of extra manual labour to make ends meet. < as lemmas |
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