right-handed
right-handed — 形容詞
1. describes someone who naturally favours the right hand when writing, drawing, th
慣用右手的
天生習慣使用右手做事
describes someone who naturally favours the right hand when writing, drawing, throwing, or cutting food — any task that calls for careful hand control
Abigail is right-handed, so she sits at the left end of the table to avoid bumping elbows.
Abigail 是慣用右手的人，所以她總是坐在餐桌左端，避免碰到別人的手肘。
predicative use with 'be'
The teacher saw that Cyrus was right-handed and placed his pencil on the correct side of the desk.
老師看到 Cyrus 是右撇子，便把鉛筆放在他書桌正確的那一側。
describing a child's hand preference
About ninety percent of people worldwide are right-handed, though scientists are not sure why.
全世界大約有百分之九十的人是右撇子，不過科學家還不確定原因。
Romi comes from a family where every member is right-handed except her grandmother.
Romi 家裡除了她祖母之外，每個成員都是慣用右手的。
- dextral
a scientific or technical term for 'right-handed', rarely used in everyday conversation
- left-handed
naturally preferring the left hand — the direct opposite
文法句型
be + right-handed
a right-handed + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used with the verb 'to be' (She is right-handed). Can also appear before a noun as an attributive adjective (a right-handed student). This sense does not apply to animals outside of specialised research contexts.
常見錯誤
2. made with a shape that fits the right hand comfortably, so that a right-handed p
右手專用
專為右手使用而設計
made with a shape that fits the right hand comfortably, so that a right-handed person can use it with less effort
Rodrigo bought right-handed scissors for his sewing class, but his friend needed the left-handed kind.
Rodrigo 買了右手專用剪刀來上縫紉課，但他的朋友需要的是左手專用款。
right-handed + [tool]
The carpenter ordered a right-handed plane for shaping the curved edge of the walnut cabinet door.
木匠訂購了一把右手專用刨刀，用來修整胡桃木櫥櫃門的弧形邊緣。
tool-specific collocation: right-handed plane
Mei tried to play a right-handed guitar but found it uncomfortable, so she switched to a left-handed model.
Mei 試彈右手吉他時覺得不舒服，於是換成左手專用款。
Most computer mice sold in shops are right-handed and cannot be used comfortably by left-handed people.
商店裡賣的電腦滑鼠大多是右手專用的，左撇子用起來不太舒服。
- left-handed
designed for use with the left hand
文法句型
a right-handed + [object]
用法筆記
Always placed before the noun it describes. Applies especially to tools, musical instruments, sports equipment, and kitchen utensils that have an asymmetrical design (scissors, knives, guitars, golf clubs, fishing reels).
常見錯誤
right-handed — 副詞
1. using the right hand rather than the left when performing a physical action or s
用右手
以右手進行動作
using the right hand rather than the left when performing a physical action or skill
Zuri throws the ball right-handed, but she kicks more accurately with her left foot.
Zuri 用右手投球，但她用左腳踢球踢得更準。
adverb modifying 'throws'
Even though Sirin writes right-handed, she uses the computer mouse with her left hand.
雖然 Sirin 用右手寫字，但她用左手操作電腦滑鼠。
The coach noticed that the young player batted right-handed but could field with either hand.
教練注意到那位年輕球員用右手打擊，但防守時左右手都可以。
Yael was taught to shoot an arrow right-handed, even though she naturally prefers her left hand.
Yael 被教導用右手射箭，儘管她天生比較習慣用左手。
- with the right hand
a phrasal alternative that is more formal and explicit; 'right-handed' is shorter and more common in sports contexts
- left-handed
using the left hand to perform the action
文法句型
[verb] + right-handed
用法筆記
Modifies an action verb and answers the question 'which hand?'. Often appears in the middle of a sentence between the subject and the verb, or after the verb. Commonly found in sports and craft descriptions (throw, bat, bowl, shoot, carve). Frequently contrasted with 'left-handed' in the same sentence to highlight a mixed preference.