handwriting(n.)
同时 hand-writing,“用手书写; 每个人独有的书写形式”的意思早在15世纪便出现了,由 hand (n.) 和 writing 组成,翻译自拉丁文中的 manuscriptum,并相当于希腊文中的 kheirographia 。之前仅称为 hand (n.) “手写,书写风格; ”而古英语中曾用 handgewrit “手写; 一种书写”。
An ordinary note in his [Horace Greeley's] handwriting is said to have been used for a long time as a railroad pass, then as a servant's recommendation, and finally taken to a drug-store as a doctor's prescription. [Frank Leslie's Magazine, August 1884]
他 [霍雷斯·格里利(Horace Greeley)]写的普通便条据说长期被用作铁路通行证,然后是仆人的推荐信,最后被带到一家药店用作医生的处方。[弗兰克·莱斯利杂志(Frank Leslie's Magazine),1884年8月]
该词起源时间:15世纪初