left-brainedadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛftbreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈlɛftˌbreɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: left brain n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < left brain n. + -ed suffix², after left-handed adj. and French gaucher du cerveau (P. Broca 1865, in Bull. de la Soc. d'Anthropol. de Paris 6 383). Compare earlier brained adj. and slightly later right-brained adj.

Exhibiting dominance of the left hemisphere of the brain over the right, esp. with regard to motor and language functions; involving, requiring, or associated with activity of the left hemisphere. Later also (esp. in popular use): highly rational, analytical, and logical. Contrasted with right-brained adj.On popular use cf. note at left brain n.

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left-brained1868

1868 Med. Times & Gaz. 26 Sept. 358/2 M. Broca puts it that we are left-brained as well as right-handed.

1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 39 Most people..are left-brained, that is, all their delicate and specialized movements are handed over to the charge of the left hemisphere.

1902 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/4 Each half [of the cerebrum] governs the opposite side of the body, and..as we are right-handed, so we may be called left-brained.

1950 Jrnl. Exper. Educ. 18 324 Man can be left brained for hand skills and right brained for speech skills.

1975 New York 22 Sept. 36/1 The rational left-brained world is only part of the world, and we don't acknowledge the rest.

1992 K. Ohmae Borderless World (new ed.) v. 92 He made a perfect complement to the cadres of left-brained, logical scientists who filled out most of the development teams.

2004 BusinessWeek 10 May 60/2 That these highly rational, utterly left-brained executives are delving into their pasts illustrates a new strain of organizational therapy coursing through the inner sanctums of corporate power.

2010 New Scientist 2 Oct. 3/4 Other neuromyths include..the idea that some people are ‘left-brained’ and others ‘right-brained’, when the hemispheres communicate constantly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	left-brained
释义	left-brainedadj. Brit. /ˈlɛftbreɪnd/, U.S. /ˈlɛftˌbreɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: left brain n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < left brain n. + -ed suffix², after left-handed adj. and French gaucher du cerveau (P. Broca 1865, in Bull. de la Soc. d'Anthropol. de Paris 6 383). Compare earlier brained adj. and slightly later right-brained adj. Exhibiting dominance of the left hemisphere of the brain over the right, esp. with regard to motor and language functions; involving, requiring, or associated with activity of the left hemisphere. Later also (esp. in popular use): highly rational, analytical, and logical. Contrasted with right-brained adj.On popular use cf. note at left brain n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > [adjective] > laterality left-brained1868 1868 Med. Times & Gaz. 26 Sept. 358/2 M. Broca puts it that we are left-brained as well as right-handed. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. ii. 39 Most people..are left-brained, that is, all their delicate and specialized movements are handed over to the charge of the left hemisphere. 1902 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/4 Each half [of the cerebrum] governs the opposite side of the body, and..as we are right-handed, so we may be called left-brained. 1950 Jrnl. Exper. Educ. 18 324 Man can be left brained for hand skills and right brained for speech skills. 1975 New York 22 Sept. 36/1 The rational left-brained world is only part of the world, and we don't acknowledge the rest. 1992 K. Ohmae Borderless World (new ed.) v. 92 He made a perfect complement to the cadres of left-brained, logical scientists who filled out most of the development teams. 2004 BusinessWeek 10 May 60/2 That these highly rational, utterly left-brained executives are delving into their pasts illustrates a new strain of organizational therapy coursing through the inner sanctums of corporate power. 2010 New Scientist 2 Oct. 3/4 Other neuromyths include..the idea that some people are ‘left-brained’ and others ‘right-brained’, when the hemispheres communicate constantly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868
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