单词	sign language
释义	sign language noun 1 : any of various formal languages employing a system of hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body, facial expressions, body postures, and finger spelling especially for communication by and with deaf people But true sign languages are in fact complete in themselves: their syntax, grammar, and semantics are complete, but they have a different character from that of any spoken or written language. Oliver Sacks Sign language relies mainly on the signer's hand, but facial expressions and body movements are also important. Mark Prigg 2 : an unsystematic method of communicating chiefly by manual gestures (as by people speaking different languages) I decided to cadge a lift from a Lebanese who only spoke Arabic, so we had to converse in sign language. Robert Fox Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The vast majority live in developing countries using more than 300 different variations of sign language. Yonat Friling, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 And the idea came to me of having sign language be the missing element that the new husband doesn’t share with the rest of them. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Until the late 1950s, many linguists had dismissed sign language as a poor substitute for spoken language, a rigid, imprecise system of gestures that left no room for nuance. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 The line can provide accommodations such as sign language interpreting services, and all ships in its fleet have wheelchair-accessible staterooms. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Another is a Ukrainian refugee who used AI to develop an app that interprets sign language. Eric Braverman, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021 That’s very important, because that’s what sign language is about. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 In the Marvel film Eternals, Lauren Ridloff’s character Makkari communicates entirely through sign language. Caroline Casey, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 Face-to-face interaction, once a prerequisite for most sign language conversations, is no longer required. New York Times, 26 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition sign language noun : a system of hand movements used for communication (as by people who are deaf) Medical Definition sign language noun : any of various formal languages employing a system of hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body, facial expressions, body postures, and finger spelling especially for communication by and with deaf people sign language noun as in wave Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wave body language sign beck shrug signal gesticulation motion gesture indication beckon mime pantomime flourish posture
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