Word · Frequency #24666
Braille
路易·布莱叶
French educator, blind from the age of three, who invented a system of writing and printing for blind people (1809-1852)
指发明者本人，通常大写为 Braille
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A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.
盲文:用凸点表示字母和字母组合的书写系统,凸点排成三或四行,每行两个点,盲人或弱视者用手指触摸阅读。
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French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
法国教育家,三岁失明,发明了供盲人使用的书写和印刷系统(1809-1852)。
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a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
一种凸点书写系统,用凸起的点阵表示字母和数字。
盲文:用凸点表示字母和字母组合的书写系统,凸点排成三或四行,每行两个点,盲人或弱视者用手指触摸阅读。；法国教育家,三岁失明,发明了供盲人使用的书写和印刷系统(1809-1852)。；一种凸点书写系统,用凸起的点阵表示字母和数字。；布莱叶点字法(盲人用点字法)
In use
She learned to read braille when she was five.
The hotel displays room numbers in braille on every door.
He volunteers to turn textbooks into braille for local students.
in braille
介词 in 表示“以……形式”，braille 前不加冠词。
The menu is available in braille.
菜单有盲文版本。
braille sth
braille 作动词是及物动词，后接被译成盲文的文本。
Volunteers braille the books for the library.
志愿者为图书馆把这些书译成盲文。
braille + noun
braille 可直接修饰名词，作定语时词形不变。
She found a braille dictionary in the library.
Connections
Collocations
- braille system
- 布莱叶盲文系统
- The braille system allows blind people to read by touch.布莱叶盲文系统让盲人可以通过触摸阅读。
- braille alphabet
- 布莱叶盲文字母表
- She learned the braille alphabet in a month.她一个月内学会了布莱叶盲文字母表。
- braille display
- 盲文显示器
- The computer connects to a braille display for output.这台电脑连接盲文显示器进行输出。
- braille signage
- 盲文标识
- Airports now have braille signage in elevators.现在的机场电梯里都有盲文标识。
- learn braille
- 学习盲文
- Many sighted teachers learn braille to help students.许多视力正常的教师学习盲文以帮助学生。
- write braille
Learner notes
Memory Tip
盲人指尖摸凸点，布莱叶（Braille）发明了点字法；braille 就是‘布莱叶’的译名，看到点字就想到他。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、accessibility、publishing Braille 作名词指布莱叶盲文系统，通常用于教育、无障碍、出版等语境，语气中性偏正式。日常谈论盲文书籍、标识等也会用到，但总体属于书面或技术性词汇。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with braille: they share the stressed vowel /eɪ/ and final /l/. Note the spelling trap: braille is pronounced /breɪl/, not like brawl (/brɔːl/) or broil (/brɔɪl/).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.