英语解释法语解释

prehensile

音标[pri'hensail]

汉语翻译

a. 能抓的, 善于领会的, 贪得无厌的
【医】抓握的, 捕捉的

词型变化

名词:prehensility

英语解释

形容词 prehensile:

adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
having a keen intellect- A.T.Quiller-Couch
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
同义词：avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy

详细解释

pre.hen.sile

adj.（形容词）
Adapted for seizing, grasping, or holding, especially by wrapping around an object:
可盘卷的：尤指通过卷绕在某物上抓、夺或拿的：
例句：
a monkey`s prehensile tail.
猴子的可盘卷的尾巴

Having keen intellect; insightful.
聪明的；有洞察力的
Greedy; grasping.
贪婪的；紧握的

来源：
French préhensile
法语 préhensile
from Latin prehônsus [past participle of] prehendere [to grasp] * see ghend-
源自拉丁语 prehônsus [] prehendere的过去分词 [抓紧] *参见 ghend-

【引伸】
pre.hensil.ity

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