laterality

laterality — 名詞

1. the tendency a person has to use their left or right hand, foot, eye, or ear mor

1.名詞C1
釋義

偏側性

偏好使用身體某一側的傾向

the tendency a person has to use their left or right hand, foot, eye, or ear more readily than the other when performing everyday tasks

例句

Hari's teacher noticed his strong right-hand laterality during writing lessons at school.

Hari 的老師在學校寫字課時，注意到他有強烈的右手偏側性。

noun phrase: right-hand / left-hand laterality

Most children show clear laterality by the age of five or six.

大多數兒童在五、六歲前就會顯現出明顯的偏側性。

collocation: show laterality + by [age]

常見搭配
  • right-hand laterality
  • left-hand laterality
  • mixed laterality
  • strong laterality
  • show laterality
  • test laterality
同義詞
  • handedness

    more common everyday term; refers mainly to hand preference, not full body

  • sidedness

    informal alternative; sometimes used in sports coaching

  • dominance

    broader term; 'right-side dominance' is close in meaning

反義詞
  • ambidexterity

    equal skill with both hands, opposite of strong laterality

文法句型

laterality of [body part]

left/right laterality

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable. Typically modified by 'left', 'right', 'mixed', or 'strong'. Most common in psychology, education, and sports-science contexts; rare in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

He has a laterality.
He has strong right-hand laterality.
'laterality' is uncountable and needs a modifier like 'right-hand', 'left', or 'mixed'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • hand laterality
  • foot laterality
  • eye laterality
  • limb laterality

常用片語

  • right-hand laterality
  • left-hand laterality
  • mixed laterality
  • strong laterality

介系詞搭配

  • laterality of