2009年4月28日星期二

多姿多彩的chirography

chirography \kye-RAH-gruh-fee\ noun
*1 : handwriting, penmanship
2 : calligraphy

Example sentence: As she leafed through her father's old book, Sheila noted that its margins were filled with annotations made in his distinct chirography.

Did you know? Some might argue that handwriting is a dying art in this age of electronic communication. Nevertheless, we have a fancy word for it. The root "graph" means "writing" and appears in many common English words such as "autograph" and "graphite." The lesser-known root "chir," or "chiro-," comes from a Greek word meaning "hand" and occurs in words such as "chiromancy" ("the art of palm reading") and "enchiridion" ("a handbook or manual"), as well as "chiropractic." "Chirography" first appeared in English in the 17th century and probably derived from "chirograph," a now rare word referring to a legal document or indenture. "Chirography" should not be confused with "choreography," which refers to the composition and arrangement of dances.

SC:提到个有中国味的书法这个词,大家心中可以想出多少个英语单词呢,看到如今网络盛行的时代,提到书法不免有怀旧和心动的感觉,你也一样吗?

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