"little hand" in Chinese (Traditional)
時鐘短針小手
Definition
在大多數情況下,“little hand”是指時鐘上的短針(時針)。有時也可以指小手,特別是小孩的手。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Little hand”主要用在教小孩看钟表时(通常与“big hand”一起)。比喻小手较不常见。不要用“short hand”。
Examples
The little hand is on the 5, so it is five o'clock.
**時鐘短針**指在5上,所以現在是五點。
Move the little hand to show three o'clock.
把**時鐘短針**轉到3,表示三點。
His baby has such a little hand.
他的寶寶有一隻好**小的手**。
If the little hand is between 7 and 8, it's about half past seven.
如果**時鐘短針**在7和8之間,就是大約七點半。
"Look, the little hand is almost at twelve—time for lunch!"
「看,**時鐘短針**快到12了——午餐時間到了!」
When teaching kids, I say the little hand tells the hour and the big hand tells the minutes.
教小朋友時我會說,**時鐘短針**告訴你小時,大針告訴你分鐘。