1N-UNCOUNT 速记;速记法Shorthand is a quick way of writing and uses signs to represent words or syllables. Shorthand is used by secretaries and journalists to write down what someone is saying. 速记;速记法
Ben took notes in shorthand.
本用速记法记笔记。
2N-UNCOUNT [oft aNOUN](对某事)简略的表达方式 You can use shorthand to mean a quick or simple way of referring to something. (对某事)简略的表达方式
'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand.
“第三世界”是个抽象概念,是一种简称。
The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.