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dextrous 音标拼音: [d'ɛkstrəs] a. 机巧的;灵敏的 机巧的;灵敏的 dextrous adj 1: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; " a deft waiter"; " deft fingers massaged her face"; " dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [ synonym: { deft}, { dexterous}, { dextrous}] Dexterous \ Dex" ter* ous\, a. [ L. dexter. See { Dexter}.] [ Written also { dextrous}.] 1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert; as, a dexterous manager. [ 1913 Webster] Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous management. " Dexterous sleights of hand." -- Trench. Syn: Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready; apt; handy; versed. [ 1913 Webster]
Dextrous \ Dex" trous\, a., Dextrously \ Dex" trous* ly\, adv., Dextrousness \ Dex" trous* ness\, n. Same as { Dexterous}, { Dexterously}, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 52 Moby Thesaurus words for " dextrous": Daedalian, adept, adroit, apt, artistic, authoritative, bravura, brilliant, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, cunning, cute, daedal, deft, dexterous, dextromanual, diplomatic, excellent, expert, fancy, good, goodish, graceful, handy, ingenious, magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat, no mean, politic, professional, proficient, quick, quite some, ready, resourceful, right- handed, skillful, slick, some, statesmanlike, stylish, tactful, the compleat, the complete, virtuoso, well- done, workmanlike
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