left-handed
英 ['left'hændid]
美
中文詞源
left-handed 左撇子的即左手的,左撇子的。
英文詞源
- left-handed (adj.)
- late 14c., of persons; 1650s of tools, etc., from left (adj.) + -handed. In 15c. it also could mean "maimed." Sense of "underhanded" is from early 17c., as in left-handed compliment (1787, also attested 1855 in pugilism slang for "a punch with the left fist"), as is that of "illicit" (as in left-handed marriage). Related: Left-handedly; left-handedness.
雙語例句
- 1. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip.
- 我側一步要躲閃的時候,瓶子打中了我的左髖部。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I picked first all the people who usually were left till last.
- 我先挑出了所有通常留到最後的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She dusted herself down and left to build her own career.
- 她重振旗鼓去開創自己的事業了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.
- 他們還留下了一張名片,上麵印著肖恩·林奇的名字。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I left Texas and said good riddance to all that.
- 我離開了得克薩斯州,總算擺脫了那裏的一切。
來自柯林斯例句