Shorthand

(noun.) a method of writing rapidly.

(adj.) written in abbreviated or symbolic form; 'shorthand notes' .

弗朗西丝编辑

• What a difficult kind of shorthand! 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He had invented a shorthand of his own, which he taught me, but, not having practised it, I have now forgotten it. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• My uncle Benjamin, too, approved of it, and proposed to give me his shorthand volumes of sermons to set up with, if I would learn shorthand. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Sonny,' he said, 'if these politicians had their speeches published as they deliver them, a great many shorthand writers would be out of a job. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I was a shorthand writer, but seldom took down from Edison's dictation, unless it was on some technical subject that I did not understand. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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