of or done with the hands 手的;用手的 a manual occupation. 体力工作。 ■(of a machine or device) worked by hand, not automatically or electronically (机器等)手动的,手工操作的 a manual typewriter. 手动打字机。 ■[attrib.]using or working with the hands 手工的;体力的 a manual labourer. 体力劳动者。
noun
a book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject; a handbook 手册;说明书 a computer manual. 计算机操作指南。 a training manual. 培训手册。 ■a small book 小册子 a pocket-sized manual of the artist's aphorisms. 印有这位艺术家名言的小手册。 ■(historical)a book of the forms to be used by priests in the administration of the sacraments (史)(牧师主持圣礼时用)礼仪书
a thing operated or done by hand rather than automatically or electronically, in particular 用手操作的器具,尤指 ■an organ keyboard played with the hands not the feet 风琴键盘 ■a vehicle with manual transmission 手动换挡的车辆
派生 manually adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus 'hand'