Word
penmanships
书法；笔迹；笔法
penmanships is the plural of penmanship.
the art or skill of writing by hand; beautiful handwriting
- 1.
Synonym of handwriting or chirography, one's own style of writing.
手写或笔迹的同义词,指个人的书写风格
- 2.
beautiful handwriting
优美的笔迹
- 3.
Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
书法的同义词,指优美书写的艺术
手写或笔迹的同义词,指个人的书写风格；优美的笔迹；书法的同义词,指优美书写的艺术；书法；笔法
In use
Her penmanship is so elegant that her notes look like printed pages.
The teacher praised the student's penmanship during handwriting practice.
It takes years of practice to develop good penmanship.
have + adjective + penmanship
penmanship 常与 good、beautiful 等形容词连用，表示书写得好。
She has beautiful penmanship.
她有一手漂亮的字。
one's + penmanship + VERB
penmanship 可作主语，常搭配 improve 等动词。
His penmanship improved after much practice.
经过大量练习，他的书法进步了。
practice + penmanship
practice 是及物动词，直接以 penmanship 为宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- excellent penmanship
- 出色的书法
- Her excellent penmanship was praised by all her teachers.她出色的书法受到了所有老师的称赞。
- poor penmanship
- 拙劣的笔迹
- Doctors are often joked about for their poor penmanship.人们常拿医生的拙劣笔迹开玩笑。
- practice penmanship
- 练习书法
- He practiced his penmanship until it became neat.他练习书法，直到字迹变得工整。
- improve penmanship
- 提高书法水平
- Using a fountain pen can help improve your penmanship.使用钢笔有助于提高你的书法水平。
- penmanship skills
- 书写技巧
- Calligraphy classes build both focus and penmanship skills.书法课既能培养专注力，也能提高书写技巧。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：pen(笔)+man(人)+ship(身份)，写字之人的技艺，即书法/笔迹。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书法教学、字迹评价、正式书写讨论 penmanship 较为正式，多用于书法或字迹的教学、讨论与评价；日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与 penmanship 一样包含结尾拼写块 -manship，且词尾发音都是 /mənʃɪp/，结尾是真正的读音匹配。不过它们重音所在的元音不同（pen- 是 /ɛ/，craft- 是 /æ/，work- 是 /ɜːr/ 等），所以都不是与 penmanship 完全押韵的词。注意形似的 -ship 结尾词，如 friendship /ˈfrendʃɪp/、citizenship /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/，它们没有 /mən/ 这一音节，读音差别很大。
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.