handwriting

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hand·writ·ing /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  WRITEthe style of someone’s writing 笔迹，字迹 I recognised her handwriting on the envelope. 我认出了信封上她的笔迹。 My handwriting has never been very neat. 我的字从来都写得不够工整。n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesneat/clearYour handwriting is much neater than mine.legible/illegible (=written clearly/not written clearly enough for you to read)He writes very quickly and his handwriting is almost illegible.small/tinyHer handwriting was so tiny I couldn’t read it without my glasses.bad/poor/terrible/awfulWhy do doctors have such terrible handwriting?good/lovely/beautifulHe wrote, in his lovely handwriting, a letter asking Ramsey to visit him.somebody’s best handwritingIn his best handwriting, he wrote, 'Happy Father’s Day, Dad'.verbshave neat/small etc handwritingYu Yin has tiny handwriting.recognize somebody’s handwritingMarcus didn’t recognize the handwriting on the envelope.read somebody’s handwritingI’m afraid I find it very difficult to read your handwriting.handwriting + NOUNa handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting )A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman.phrasesin somebody’s own handwritingEntry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting.

Examples from the Corpus

handwriting• Text recognition has the same remaining problem as handwriting recognition.• Aunt Margaret's curly, black handwriting skipped and hopped on the paper because Melanie's eyes were so tired.• They learn for a day the art of copperplate handwriting on slates.• Likewise, in cursive handwriting it is often difficult to determine where one letter stops and another starts.• This described a form of handwriting used for everyday purposes.• Although recognition of handwriting has received much less attention the task is simpler and promising results have been obtained.• Effective and reliable handwriting recognition will necessarily form an important part of this new technology.• It was in the handwriting of my old friend Henry Jekyll.

hand·writ·ing noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

style someone’s Corpus the writing of

handwriting
hand‧writ‧ing /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the style of someone’s writing:
    I recognised her handwriting on the envelope.
    My handwriting has never been very neat.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ neat/clear Your handwriting is much neater than mine.
   ▪ legible/illegible (=written clearly/not written clearly enough for you to read) He writes very quickly and his handwriting is almost illegible.
   ▪ small/tiny Her handwriting was so tiny I couldn’t read it without my glasses.
   ▪ bad/poor/terrible/awful Why do doctors have such terrible handwriting?
   ▪ good/lovely/beautiful He wrote, in his lovely handwriting, a letter asking Ramsey to visit him.
   ▪ sb’s best handwriting In his best handwriting, he wrote, 'Happy Father’s Day, Dad'.
■ verbs
   ▪ have neat/small etc handwriting Yu Yin has tiny handwriting.
   ▪ recognize sb’s handwriting Marcus didn’t recognize the handwriting on the envelope.
   ▪ read sb’s handwriting I’m afraid I find it very difficult to read your handwriting.
■ handwriting + NOUN
   ▪ a handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting ) A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman.
■ phrases
   ▪ in sb’s own handwriting Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting.

hand·writ·ingBrE /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] writing that is done with a pen or pencil, not printed or typed 手写；书写a person's particular style of writing in this way 笔迹；书法◆I can't read his handwriting. 我看不懂他写的字。🔊🔊●the ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall(NAmE) = the writing is on the wall