Wordiyo
RootsVocabularyCoursesGuidesMy WordsPricing
Wordiyo

Build your English vocabulary systematically through roots and etymology.

Explore

  • Roots
  • Vocabulary
  • My Words

Learn

  • Guides
  • Pricing

Company

  • About
  • Terms
  • Privacy

© 2026 Wordiyo.

  1. Home
  2. /hands-on

hands-on

UKUS
TOEFL

Definitions

adj.

Involving direct, practical involvement rather than just theory

亲身实践的,动手操作的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
handshand, the end part of the arm
+
onplural
=hands-on

From the phrase 'hands on' something — putting your hands directly on the work. As an adjective it means learning or managing by doing it yourself: hands-on experience, a hands-on manager.

Common Collocations

  • 1.hands-on experience实践经验
  • 2.hands-on approach亲身实践的方式
  • 3.hands-on training实操培训

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The course offers plenty of hands-on practice.

  • 2.

    She's a hands-on boss who joins the team's daily work.

← Browse all roots