sign language

英 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

n.  手势语

牛津词典

noun

• 手势语
  a system of communicating with people who cannot hear, by using hand movements rather than spoken words

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (聋哑人或使用不同语言的人交流时使用的)手语，手势语
  Sign languageis movements of your hands and arms used to communicate. There are several official systems of sign language, used for example by deaf people. Movements are also sometimes invented by people when they want to communicate with someone who does not speak the same language.
  1. Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
     她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。

英英释义

noun

• language expressed by visible hand gestures
  Synonym:signing

双语例句

• Class is in English and will also involve some American Sign Language.
  以英语授课。也会教授一些美国手语。
• I keep doing sign language, so I forget how to speak.
  我一直做手语，我都不知道怎么说了。
• They communicated in sign language.
  他们用手语交流。
• She's teaching littlejack sign language.
  她教小杰克符号语言。
• Epee developed a large number of vocabulary words for sign language.
  重剑开发了大量的手语词汇。
• Teachers of special education and sign language interpreters shall enjoy allowances for special education.
  特殊教育教师和手语翻译，享受特殊教育津贴。
• Many of the deaf use sign language.
  许多耳聋的人用手语。
• In the middle of the1700s a Frenchman named Epee developed sign language.
  在1700年代中期法国人重剑发展了手语。
• This groundwork has led other researchers to delve into new areas of study in American Sign Language.
  这些基础工作使得后继研究者能够在新的领域里对美国手语进行更深层次的研究。
• Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
  她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。