| 知识 | Dexterous means skillful, the noun dexterity is skill. The ending -ous is a common adjective suffix (famous, dangerous, perilous, etc.); -ity is a common noun suffix (vanity, quality, simplicity, etc.). |
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| 拓展 | Spelling caution: Note that the letter following the t- in ambidextrous is -r, but that in dexterous the next letter is -e. |
| 《》 | depends how you turn |
| 出处 | Word Power Made Easy SESSION 3 |
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