shorthand

英 [ˈʃɔːthænd]

美 [ˈʃɔːrthænd]

n. 速记(法); (对某事)简略的表达方式

过去分词：shorthanded　

Collins.1 / BNC.11285 / COCA.14434

牛津词典

noun

速记（法）
a quick way of writing using special signs or abbreviations, used especially to record what sb is saying
1. typing and shorthand
  打字和速记
2. to take sth down in shorthand
  用速记记录某事
3. a shorthand typist
  速记打字员
（对某事）简略的表达方式
a shorter way of saying or referring to sth, which may not be as accurate as the more complicated way of saying it

N-UNCOUNT 速记;速记法
Shorthandis a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying.
1. Ben took notes in shorthand.
  本用速记法记笔记。
N-UNCOUNT (对某事)简略的表达方式
You can useshorthandto mean a quick or simple way of referring to something.
1. 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...
  “第三世界”是个抽象概念，是一种简称。
2. The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
  认为“他”是“他或她”的中性简称的这种说法，很多人已不再接受。

noun

adj

He picked up shorthand pad and a pen and went into her office.
他拿起速记本和钢笔走进了她的办公室。
I studied filing and shorthand at business school, but they don't help me very much.
我在商业学校学过档案管理和速记，但是它们对我的帮助并不大。
A secretary must learn shorthand and typing.
秘书一定要学会速记和打字。
This is my shorthand notation.
这是速记符号。
She insisted that I learned shorthand and typing.
她坚持要我学习速记和打字。
There they also learnt book-keeping, accounts and shorthand.
在那儿，他们还学习簿记、会计和速记。
That you did reasonably well in the shorthand and typing test.
你在速记和打字考核中表现出色。
Oh, yes, I type and take shorthand in two languages.
对了，我有两种语言的打字和速记技能。
The reporters took his speech down in shorthand.
记者用速记记下了他的讲演。
How are your typing and shorthand skills?
你的打字和速记能力如何？