1784, from French cursif (18c.), from Medieval Latin cursivus "running," from Latin cursus "a running," from past participle of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). The notion is of "written with a running hand" (without raising the pen), originally as opposed to the older uncial hand.
例文
1. I can 't remember how to write a capital Z in cursive .
草書の大文字Zを書く方法を覚えていません。
2.Chinese cursive writing is very difficult to read.
中国語の草書体は読みにくい。
3.IV.The limitation of monk cursive script makes its influence brevity.
四、僧侶の草書の欠陥はその影響を非常に短いものにした。
4.Some new methods are proposed for on-line cursive handwriting recognition.
オンライン英文手書き認識問題を解決するための新しい方法を提案した。
5.Qianlong 's Xingkai hardness and softness, cursive Xiaojiu elegant,pleaant people.