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

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。
Now and then we also communicate with sign language.
我们也会不时地用手语交流。
A Linguistic Discussion on Issues of Chinese Sign Language and Chinese in Deaf Education
聋教育中手语和汉语问题的语言学分析
Epee developed a large number of vocabulary words for sign language.
重剑开发了大量的手语词汇。
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。
Someone who can use sign language to communicate.
能用手语进行交流的人。
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。
The teacher uses sign language to talk to the deaf children.
老师用手语与这些聋儿沟通。
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。