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pre·hen·sile
/priˈhɛn(t)səl, ˈhɛnˌsaɪl/
(
a
.)適于抓住的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pre·hen·sile
a.
Adapted
to
seize
or
grasp
;
seizing
;
grasping
;
as
,
the
prehensile
tail
of
a
monkey
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
prehensile
adj
1:
adapted
for
grasping
especially
by
wrapping
around
an
object
; "
a
monkey's
prehensile
tail
" [
ant
:
nonprehensile
]
2:
having
a
keen
intellect
; "
poets--those
gifted
strangely
prehensile
men
"- A.T.Quiller-Couch
3:
immoderately
desirous
of
acquiring
e.g.
wealth
; "
they
are
avaricious
and
will
do
anything
for
money
"; "
casting
covetous
eyes
on
his
neighbor's
fields
"; "
a
grasping
old
miser
"; "
grasping
commercialism
"; "
greedy
for
money
and
power
"; "
grew
richer
and
greedier
"; "
prehensile
employers
stingy
with
raises
for
their
employees
" [
syn
:
avaricious
,
covetous
,
grabby
,
grasping
,
greedy
]
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