🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

无指手套

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /wú zhǐ shǒu tào/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fingerless gloves/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəl.əs ɡlʌvz/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她在打字时戴着无指手套以保持双手温暖。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Gloves that cover the hand and wrist but leave the fingers exposed, typically worn for warmth while retaining manual dexterity.

    "She wore wool fingerless gloves so she could type easily on her laptop during the chilly morning."
  2. 2

    A style of handwear often associated with specific subcultures, fashion statements, or functional athletics like cycling and weightlifting.

    "The punk rock musicians were seen wearing leather fingerless gloves during their performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'fingerless', originating from Middle English roots combining 'finger' and the privative suffix '-less', and 'glove', tracing back to Old English 'glōf'. The term emerged in textile and fashion terminology to describe hand coverings that protect the palm and back of the hand while leaving the digits exposed for dexterity.

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🇫🇷French → English

mitaines

Transliteration: /mi.tɛn/

"Elle porte des mitaines pour garder ses poignets au chaud."

🇩🇪German → English

fingerlose Handschuhe

Transliteration: /ˈfɪŋɐˌloːzə ˈhantˌʃuːə/

"Er trägt im Winter oft fingerlose Handschuhe zum Schreiben."

🇮🇹Italian → English

guanti senza dita

Transliteration: /ˈɡwanti ˈsɛntsa ˈdita/

"I guanti senza dita sono comodi per suonare la chitarra."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

guantes sin dedos

Transliteration: /ˈɡwantes sin ˈdeðos/

"Lleva guantes sin dedos para poder usar su teléfono."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

luvas sem dedos

Transliteration: /ˈluvɐs mẽj̃ ˈdeduʃ/

"Ela comprou luvas sem dedos para andar de bicicleta."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

बिना उंगलियों वाले दस्ताने

Transliteration: /binā uṅgaliyōṁ vālē dastānē/

"ठंड में टाइपिंग करते समय उसने बिना उंगलियों वाले दस्ताने पहने।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

无指手套

Transliteration: /wú zhǐ shǒu tào/

"她在打字时戴着无指手套以保持双手温暖。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

손가락 장갑

Transliteration: /song-ga-rak jang-gap/

Script: 손가락 없는 장갑

"그는 추운 날씨에도 손가락 없는 장갑을 끼고 피아노를 쳤다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

指なし手袋

Transliteration: /yubinashi tebukuro/

"彼女はパソコン作業のために指なし手袋をしている。"

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