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

She's teaching littlejack sign language.
她教小杰克符号语言。
Now and then we also communicate with sign language.
我们也会不时地用手语交流。
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。
However, I resorted to sign language more than words.
不过，我借助手势语的时候超过口语。
In captivity, gorillas have displayed significant intelligence and have even learned simple human sign language.
人工饲养的时候大猩猩表现出了显著的聪明才智，甚至学会了简单的人类手语。
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。
Rather, they believe they are a subculture which has its own language, American Sign Language.
他们颇有点儿认为他们是一个亚文化，有自己的语言，美国手语。
Teachers of special education and sign language interpreters shall enjoy allowances for special education.
特殊教育教师和手语翻译，享受特殊教育津贴。
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。
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。