left-hand

/ˈleft hænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleft hænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈleft-ˈhand ˈlef-ˈtand/ (ame, mw)

left-hand — 形容詞

1. in a position to the left side, when you look at something from the front; descr

1.形容詞B1
釋義

左邊的；左側

位於左邊位置的

in a position to the left side, when you look at something from the front; describes the part, side, or area that is opposite the right.

例句

Defne keeps her car keys in the left-hand drawer of the kitchen table.

Defne 把車鑰匙放在廚房桌子左側的抽屜裡。

attributive: left-hand + noun (drawer)

The bakery sits on the left-hand side of the street, just past the post office.

那間麵包店位於街道左側，就在郵局過去一點的地方。

collocation: left-hand side

同義詞
  • left

    more general; can be used predicatively ('the door on the left')

  • leftward

    describes direction of movement rather than a fixed position

反義詞
  • right-hand

    the mirror opposite — used in the same fixed phrases

文法句型

left-hand + noun

用法筆記

Attributive only — placed before a noun. Cannot follow 'be' (say 'the drawer on the left', not '*the drawer is left-hand'). Most common in fixed phrases: left-hand side, left-hand corner, left-hand column, left-hand drawer.

常見錯誤

❌The drawer is left-hand.
✅The drawer on the left is empty.
💡'left-hand' cannot stand after 'be'; use 'on the left' instead.
❌Turn at the left-hand.
✅Turn at the left-hand corner.
💡'left-hand' needs a noun after it; it is not a noun by itself.

2. designed to be held, used, or played with the left hand, especially of tools, in

2.形容詞B1
釋義

左手用的

專為左手使用設計的

designed to be held, used, or played with the left hand, especially of tools, instruments, or sports equipment.

例句

Ryo bought a left-hand glove for his younger brother, who throws with his left arm.

Ryo 為慣用左手投球的弟弟買了一只左手用的手套。

attributive use: left-hand + sports equipment

Anjali ordered a left-hand guitar online because the music shop did not stock one.

Anjali 在網路上訂購了一把左手用的吉他，因為樂器行沒有現貨。

collocation: left-hand guitar

同義詞
  • southpaw

    informal; mainly used in sports (boxing, baseball) to describe a left-handed player or their equipment

  • sinistral

    formal / technical; used in anatomy and biology rather than everyday speech

反義詞

文法句型

left-hand + noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to objects MADE for left-handed people, not to position. Common collocations: left-hand guitar, left-hand glove, left-hand scissors, left-hand mouse. Many speakers prefer 'left-handed' for this meaning ('a left-handed glove'); 'left-hand' is the shorter compound form used by manufacturers and retailers.

常見錯誤

❌Sofie is a left-hand player.
✅Sofie is a left-handed player.
💡describe the person with 'left-handed'; reserve 'left-hand' for the object they use.