| 单词 | prehensile |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'hensail] |
| 解释 | adj. 能抓物的，能缠绕东西的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.能抓物的,能缠绕 东西的(capable of grasping or holding) |
| 字源 | prehensile (adj.) 1771, from French préhensile "adapted for grasping" (Buffon), from Latin prehensus, past participle of prehendere "to grasp, seize, get hold of," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + -hendere, from PIE root *ghend- "to seize, take" (see get (v.)). Latin -hendere is related to hedera "ivy," via notion of "clinging." |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pre向前 + hand用手，hend 看成hold 拿着，持有，同grasp， 都有抓和了解之意，apprehend 抓，了解 【相关】apprehend 理解，comprehend 理解，组成，reprehend(反抓，又抓住了→责备) |
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