sign language

英 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

美 [ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ]

n. 手势语

牛津词典

noun

手势语
a system of communicating with people who cannot hear, by using hand movements rather than spoken words

N-VAR (聋哑人或使用不同语言的人交流时使用的)手语，手势语
Sign languageis movements of your hands and arms used to communicate. There are several official systems of sign language, used for example by deaf people. Movements are also sometimes invented by people when they want to communicate with someone who does not speak the same language.
1. Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
  她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。

noun

Someone who can use sign language to communicate.
能用手语进行交流的人。
This groundwork has led other researchers to delve into new areas of study in American Sign Language.
这些基础工作使得后继研究者能够在新的领域里对美国手语进行更深层次的研究。
A Comparative Study on Chinese Natural Sign Language and Ancient Chinese; Deaf people communicate with sign language.
中国聋人自然手语和古代汉语之比较聋哑人通过手语与人交流。
Reading braille; reading sign language.
盲读布莱叶点字法；看得懂手语。
Her son used sign language to tell her what happened.
她儿子用手语告诉她发生了什么事。
Sign language and finger spelling are not uesd as much as they once were.
盲文和手语现在已经不像以前用的那么多了。
The teacher uses sign language to talk to the deaf children.
老师用手语与这些聋儿沟通。
In the middle of the1700s a Frenchman named Epee developed sign language.
在1700年代中期法国人重剑发展了手语。
I keep doing sign language, so I forget how to speak.
我一直做手语，我都不知道怎么说了。
Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign language, or asl.
通过美国手语（americansignlanguage，orasl），聋人可以无障碍地表达英语单词。