fingered

/ˈfiŋ-gərd/ (ame, mw)

fingered — 形容詞

  • 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

有指的

形容手、爪或手套有特定數量或形狀的手指

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.

Jisoo 為了十一月的單車旅行買了一雙五指手套。

pattern: [number]-fingered + noun

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

這位手指修長的鋼琴家能輕鬆地橫跨一個八度。

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

指狀的

形容植物或物體有像手指般突出的部分

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.

Obi 把一片栗子樹的指狀葉子壓進她的自然筆記本裡。

typical use: describing a plant leaf shape

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

退潮時，紅樹林指狀的根牢牢抓住泥濘的河岸。

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.