prehensile

a. 能抓的, 善于领会的, 贪得无厌的 [医] 抓握的, 捕捉的

发音

UK /pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/
UK /pɹiːˈhɛn.saɪl/
US /pɹiˈhɛnsəl/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

    生物 动物学

    Some monkeys have prehensile tails which they use to pick things up.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

greedy grasping grabby avaricious covetous

反义词 1

nonprehensile

近义相关 2

intelligent acquisitive

词源

Borrowed from French préhensile, from Latin perfect passive participle prehēnsus, from prehendō (“grasp, seize”) + adjective suffix -ile, from Latin -ilis.

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