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dexterity

🇬🇧 UK/dek'steriti/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Skill and ease in using one's hands or mind; adroitness.

灵巧,敏捷;机智

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dexterright (direction), skillful
+
itystate, quality, condition
=dexterity

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The surgeon performed the delicate operation with remarkable dexterity.

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