dexterity
英 [dek'ster?t?]美[d?k'st?r?ti]
- n. 靈巧；敏捷；機敏
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
dexterity 靈巧
來自PIE*deks,右手，右邊，詞源同ambidextrous. 引申義靈巧。比較sinister, 原義為左手的。
英文詞源
- dexterity (n.)
- 1520s, from Middle French dexterité (16c.), from Latin dexteritatem (nominative dexteritas) "readiness, skillfulness, prosperity," from dexter "skillful," also "right (hand)" (source of Old French destre, Spanish diestro, etc.), from PIE root *deks- "on the right hand," hence "south" to one facing east (cognates: Sanskrit daksinah "on the right hand, southern, skillful;" Avestan dashina- "on the right hand;" Greek dexios "on the right hand," also "fortunate, clever;" Old Irish dess "on the right hand, southern;" Welsh deheu; Gaulish Dexsiva, name of a goddess of fortune; Gothic taihswa; Lithuanian desinas; Old Church Slavonic desnu, Russian desnoj). The Latin form is with the comparative suffix -ter, thus meaning etymologically "the better direction." Middle English dester meant "right hand," and in heraldry dexter means "on the right side."
雙語例句
- 1. His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.
- 他靈巧的動手能力和杰出的空間識別能力都浪費在日常事務上了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wayne has great verbal dexterity.
- 韋恩的語言表達能力很強。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.
- 玩好電子游戲手要靈巧。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity.
- 論手巧,一般人都不如她.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.
- 論手巧,我不如你.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
