laterality
/ˌlat-ə-ˈral-ət-ē/ (ame, mw)
laterality — 名詞
1. the tendency a person has to use their left or right hand, foot, eye, or ear mor
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
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]
The doctor tested Niran's laterality by asking him to throw a small ball.
醫師請 Niran 投擲一顆小球，藉此檢測他的偏側性。
Élise studied the laterality of the foot in young football players.
Élise 研究年輕足球員腳的偏側性。
Mixed laterality means a person writes with one hand but kicks with the other foot.
混合型偏側性是指一個人用某一隻手寫字，卻用另一隻腳踢球。
- 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
- 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.