dactylology
/dak-tuh-lol-uh-jee/US // ˌdæk təˈlɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌdæktɪˈlɒlədʒɪ) //
句法学,韵律学,双音节学,双音词法
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural dac·ty·lol·o·gies.
- : the technique of communicating by signs made with the fingers, especially in the manual alphabets used by the deaf.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inmanual alphabet
as insign language
Examples
So long as this is true, dactylology can hardly claim to be more than one of the elements of a system of instruction for the deaf.
By means of it thoughts are exchanged more quickly than by speech or writing—not to mention dactylology, which lags so far behind.
They pressed hands at parting, firmly and briefly, not for the ordinary dactylology of lovers, but in sign of the treaty of amity.
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