tachygraphy
英 [tæ'kɪgrəfɪ]
美 [tə'kɪɡrəfi]
- n. 速记术（尤指古希腊和古罗马的）；缩写式（中世纪希腊和拉丁语的）；草写体
- tachygraphy (n.)
- "shorthand, stenography," 1640s, from Latinized form of Greek takhygraphia, from takhys "swift" (see tachy-) + -graphia (see -graphy). Related: Tachygraphic; tachygrapher "stenographer" (especially among the ancients; see Tironian).
