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单词 first hand
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first hand

also first-hand also firsthand
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
First hand information or experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books.
School trips give children firsthand experience not available in the classroom.
First-hand is also an adverb.
We've been through Germany and seen first-hand what's happening there.
2.  at first hand

first hand in British English

(fɜːst hænd)
noun
1.  at first hand
adverb
2. 
from the original source; direct or directly
Some people want to experience this firsthand.

first-hand in British English

adjective, adverb
1. 
from the original source; direct or directly
first-hand news
he got the news first-hand
2.  at first hand

Examples of 'first hand' in a sentence
first hand

I want to learn more about them and see first hand what sort of competition might be in store for me.
Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS
You say you've told other officers about it, but I want the story first hand.
Penn, John WIDOW'S END
A first-hand, factual account of ground-level brutality, simply narrated and informed by local sensibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sometimes, the knowingness of the novelist breaks the illusion of first-hand authenticity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The 50-year-old has seen first-hand the soothing effect horses can have.
The Sun (2018)
The first-hand accounts, from both sides, are history in the raw.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Find out first-hand what she is like.
The Sun (2010)
No amount of video footage quite replicates first-hand experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I've witnessed first-hand the extent and impact of her cool.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
For me to see that first-hand, there were no excuses for me.
The Sun (2015)
I saw their genuine affection for each other first-hand when interviewing her this week.
The Sun (2011)
He felt he must experience combat first-hand before learning to give orders to others.
The Sun (2011)
Suddenly I was speaking to women who had first-hand experience telling me there might be hope.
The Sun (2016)
This aligns precisely with my first-hand experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Everyone knows what pain is from first-hand experience.
Lewith, George & Horn, Sandra Drug-Free Pain Relief (1987)
British bakers have first-hand experience of it.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
This enables students to get first-hand knowledge.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The first-hand sources make it vivid.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A coach with first-hand experience of the modern game is a big advantage.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A good way to acquire insight is to read the first-hand accounts of sufferers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His book is a marvellously detailed account of life in Japan experienced at first-hand.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
If you have first-hand knowledge of these problems, please try not to feel too guilty or angry.
Pearce, Dr John Families and Friends - how to help your child form happy relationships. (1989)
Unlike our political leaders, we have first-hand knowledge of a business which is not merely multinational but in its nature international.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
It is a chance to hear astonishing, first-hand accounts of dangers faced on the frontline and how lives are being rebuilt back home.
The Sun (2013)
I can claim first-hand knowledge.
Austin, Valerie Self-Hypnosis (1994)
And I can say that with a bit of first-hand knowledge thrown in.
The Sun (2006)
It has to be active in the critical policy and relation areas itself; it has to have time to acquire first-hand knowledge and to give leadership.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)

In other languages
first hand

British English: first hand ADJECTIVE
First hand information or experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books.
School trips give children first hand experience not available in the classroom.
  • American English: first hand
  • Brazilian Portuguese: de primeira mão
  • Chinese: 直接的
  • European Spanish: de primera mano
  • French: direct
  • German: aus erster Hand
  • Italian: diretto
  • Japanese: じかに得た
  • Korean: 직접 얻은
  • European Portuguese: de primeira mão
  • Latin American Spanish: de primera mano

(adjective) 
Definition
obtained directly from the original source
He'll get a first-hand briefing on the emergency.
Synonyms
direct
He has direct experience of the process.
personal
I speak from deep personal knowledge.
immediate
I was seated at his immediate left.
face-to-face
straight from the horse's mouth

phrase

See at first hand

Additional synonyms

in the sense of immediate
Definition
next or nearest in space, time, or relationship
I was seated at his immediate left.
Synonyms
nearest,
next,
direct,
close,
near,
adjacent,
contiguous (formal),
proximate
in the sense of personal
I speak from deep personal knowledge.
Synonyms
direct,
immediate,
first-hand,
empirical,
experiential

Nearby words of
first-hand

  • first class
  • first name
  • first refusal
  • first-hand
  • first-rate
  • firstly
  • fiscal

Related terms of
first-hand

  • at first hand

Synonyms of 'first-hand'

first-hand

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