dexterity
UK/dek'steriti/US
GREC2
释义
n.
Skill and ease in using one's hands
(手的)灵巧,敏捷
n.
Mental quickness or cleverness
(头脑的)机敏,灵活
词根拆分
词根派生dexter(右手、熟练)+ -ity(性质)=「灵巧右手的品质」。方向「右」已完全脱落,只剩下纯粹的技巧——手上或脑上的。
词根 dexter 还连着 3 个词常用搭配
- 1.manual dexterity手部灵巧
- 2.mental dexterity思维敏捷
- 3.great dexterity高超的灵巧
例句
- 1.
Playing the violin requires great manual dexterity.
拉小提琴需要极高的手部灵巧度。
- 2.
She handled the tricky questions with verbal dexterity.
她以机敏的口才应对了那些棘手的问题。
- 3.
The surgeon's dexterity amazed the watching students.
外科医生的手法之灵巧令观摩的学生惊叹。