| 单词 | ambidextrous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['æmbi'dekstrəs] |
| 解释 | a.十分灵巧的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 十分灵巧的(very skillful or versatile) 【记】 ambi(二个)+dextr(右 的)+ous→两只手都像 右手一样→灵巧的; 【同】 同根词：ambiguous( 模棱两可的); dextrous(灵巧的) |
| 字源 | ambidextrous (adj.) 1640s, with -ous, from ambidexter (adj.) "double-dealing" (1610s), from French ambidextre or directly from Latin ambidexter, literally "right-handed on both sides," from ambi- "both" (see ambi-) + dexter "right-handed" (see dexterity). Its opposite, ambilevous "left-handed on both sides, clumsy" (1640s) is rare. Ambidexter as a noun, "one who takes bribes from both sides," is attested from 1530s and is the earliest form of the word in English; its sense of "one who uses both hands equally well" appears by 1590s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 十分灵巧的 = skillful = versatile; 怀有二心的 【例】ambidextrous tennis players 能用左右手打网球的人 【记】ambi两方面, dextr使用右手的, ous形容词后缀表示多－两只手都象右手一样－十分灵巧的(比如: 老顽童的左右互搏术) 【参】ambiguous(adj 暧昧的, 不明确的); dextrous(adj 巧妙的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ambi 二个，两栖 + dextr 右的→两只手都像右手一样灵巧 【相关】dexterous 灵巧的, 惯用右手的 |
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