non-dominant
non-dominant — 形容詞
1. used for a hand, foot, eye, or similar body part that you depend on less, or tha
非慣用側
身體較少用或較弱的一側
used for a hand, foot, eye, or similar body part that you depend on less, or that has less control, than the matching part across your body.
Noor practiced every drill with her non-dominant hand after the wrist injury.
Noor 手腕受傷後，每次練習都用她的非慣用手。
with your non-dominant hand
The dentist asked Lara to close her dominant eye and read with the non-dominant one.
牙醫請 Lara 闔上慣用眼，用另一隻非慣用眼閱讀。
contrast: dominant eye / non-dominant one
During rehab, Ilan learned to button his shirt with his non-dominant thumb.
復健期間，Ilan 學著用非慣用拇指扣上襯衫鈕扣。
Joon wore a bright band on his non-dominant ankle during balance training.
Joon 在非慣用腳踝上綁了亮色帶子做平衡訓練。
- off hand
common mainly for hand use, especially in sport
- weaker side
descriptive phrase often used in training or therapy
- dominant
describes the side used more naturally or effectively
- strong side
common in sport and physical training contexts
文法句型
non-dominant + hand/arm/eye/foot
with your non-dominant + body part
用法筆記
Often used with hand, arm, eye, or foot in sport, medicine, and training. It usually contrasts directly with dominant rather than naming a separate kind of body part.
2. smaller in number or weaker in power than the leading person, group, or idea in
次要的
人數、影響力或地位較弱的
smaller in number or weaker in power than the leading person, group, or idea in the same situation.
In the council, Ada spoke for the non-dominant party during the budget debate.
在議會裡，Ada 在預算辯論中替次要政黨發言。
non-dominant party
The film gives the non-dominant brother a voice instead of mocking him.
這部電影讓那位次要地位的弟弟開口，而不是拿他取笑。
After the merger, Sana worked on projects assigned to the non-dominant team.
合併後，Sana 參與的是分配給次要團隊的專案。
Teachers redesigned the lesson so non-dominant languages were not pushed aside.
老師重新設計課程，好讓次要語言不會被擠到一邊。
- minor
neutral and often used for something with less influence
- secondary
stresses lower importance rather than direct power
- subordinate
suggests being placed under another group or role
文法句型
non-dominant + group/language/party/team
the non-dominant + side/faction
用法筆記
Often appears before group nouns such as party, team, language, or culture. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about lower power or attention, not left-right body use.
3. describing a gene or trait that shows only when the same form comes from both pa
隱性的
需雙方都帶有才會表現
describing a gene or trait that shows only when the same form comes from both parents, because a stronger form does not hide it.
The doctor explained that blue eyes can come from a non-dominant gene.
醫師解釋說，藍眼睛可能來自隱性基因。
non-dominant gene
If both parents carry it, the non-dominant trait may appear in the baby.
如果父母雙方都帶有它，這種隱性特徵就可能出現在寶寶身上。
the non-dominant trait may appear
In class, Ife colored the non-dominant allele green on the chart.
上課時，Ife 把圖表上的隱性等位基因塗成綠色。
The lab sheet marked curly hair as non-dominant in that sample family.
實驗單把那個家族樣本中的捲髮標成隱性。
- recessive
the standard technical term in genetics
- dominant
shows its effect even when only one copy is present
文法句型
non-dominant + gene/allele/trait
a non-dominant trait appears when + clause
用法筆記
Mainly used in genetics with gene, allele, trait, or form. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes inherited expression, not social power.