fingered

/ˈfiŋ-gərd/ (ame, mw)

fingered — adjective

  • fingeredpositive
  • more fingeredcomparative
  • most fingeredsuperlative

1. describing a hand, paw, or glove that has a particular number, length, or qualit

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a hand, paw, or glove that has a particular number, length, or quality of fingers — for example, a five-fingered glove or a long-fingered pianist.

例句

Jisoo bought a pair of five-fingered gloves for her cycling trip in November.

pattern: [number]-fingered + noun

The long-fingered pianist could stretch across an octave with no effort.

pattern: [adjective]-fingered + noun (describing hand shape)

同義詞
  • -handed

    different body-part suffix, used the same way (left-handed, two-handed)

反義詞
  • fingerless

    without fingers, or with the finger sections cut off (e.g. fingerless gloves)

文法句型

[number]-fingered + noun

[adjective]-fingered + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used in a compound with a number or descriptive adjective in front (five-fingered, long-fingered, slim-fingered). Rarely stands alone before a noun.

常見錯誤

❌a fingered glove' (alone, without a number or quality word).
✅a five-fingered glove.
💡needs a hyphenated modifier such as a number or shape word in front to make sense.
❌a fingered child' meaning a child with normal hands.
✅a ten-fingered child.
💡without the number, readers cannot tell what is being described.

2. having long thin parts that stick out and look like fingers, used most often for

2.形容詞C2
釋義

having long thin parts that stick out and look like fingers, used most often for plants, leaves, or shapes in nature.

例句

Obi pressed a fingered leaf from the chestnut tree into her nature journal.

typical use: describing a plant leaf shape

The fingered roots of the mangrove gripped the muddy bank during low tide.

describing plant roots with finger-like extensions

同義詞
  • finger-like

    more common everyday wording for the same shape idea

  • digitate

    technical botanical term for leaves shaped like an open hand

文法句型

fingered + plant/object noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes plants or natural shapes (no number prefix needed), while sense 1 always pairs with a number or quality word in front.

常見錯誤

❌a fingered building' to describe a tall building.
✅a finger-like building' or 'a tower-shaped building.
💡this sense applies to natural shapes (leaves, roots, coral), not architecture.