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penmanship

/pen-muhn-ship/US // ˈpɛn mənˌʃɪp //UK // (ˈpɛnmənʃɪp) //

书法,笔法,钢笔字,钢笔书法

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing.
    • : a person's style or manner of handwriting: clear penmanship; poor penmanship.

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Examples

  • The space to write is miniscule, so I will, to the best of my ability, use my capacity for penmanship that I learned during my career.

  • I have impressively terrible penmanship—my 12th grade English teacher compared it to something you’d find on a “criminal manifesto”—and it has only gotten worse since then.

  • I will tell you this, I always type my reports because I have messy handwriting/penmanship.

  • No trace of his penmanship was to be found—a very handy tip for future use.

  • And Miss Winter opened a French exercise-book, certainly containing anything but elegant specimens of penmanship.

  • I wrote that letter of introduction—I haven't studied penmanship for nothing, you know.

  • You are to come three nights a week, for lessons in arithmetic and penmanship.

  • He then advised the boy to take lessons in penmanship, in order to improve his writing.

  • And that belief is soon taken from him by his instructor of penmanship, who has a turn to liberal ideas.