dextral
a 右边的;用右手的(dextr+al)
释义2:
dextral
/ 5dekstrEl /
◙ adjective1. of or on the right side or the right hand (the opposite of sinistral), in particular. (the opposite of sinistral)• (在)右边的;(在)右手这边的(sinistral 的反义词),尤指: right-handed • 惯用右手的 [Geology] relating to or denoting a strike-slip fault in which the motion of the block on the further side of the fault from an observer is towards the right• [地质] (走滑断层)右旋的 [Zoology] (of a spiral mollusc shell) with whorls rising to the right and coiling in an anticlockwise direction• [动] (软体动物螺壳上的螺线)右旋的,逆时针方向卷的◙ noun1. a right-handed person• 惯用右手的人【派生】
♦ dextrality noun♦ dextrally adverb【语源】
1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin dextralis, from Latin dextra 'the right hand', from dexter 'on the right'
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