ambilevous

[医] 两手不利的

发音

UK /ˌæmbɪˈliːvəs/
其它

词形变化

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别名

ambilævous ambilaevous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.

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词源

First attested in English in 1646: from Latin ambilaevus (ambi- (“both”) + laevus (“left”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀμφαρίστερος (ampharísteros, “with two left hands, awkward, clumsy”) from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + ἀριστερός (aristerós, “left”).

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