英语词汇“prehensile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prehensile

/prɪˈhɛnsʌɪl

adjective

(Chiefly of an animal’s limb or tail) capable of grasping: many monkeys have long, prehensile tails which they use in swinging through the trees...

The plate in the field guide shows a strange, golden-brown animal with a prehensile tail, hook-like claws and a funny snub nose.
Nocturnal and arboreal, they clamber up trees and hang from limbs thanks to long prehensile tails and opposable inside toes (like thumbs) on their hind feet.
Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads.

Derivatives

prehensility

/prɪhɛnˈsɪlɪti/ noun

Origin

Late 18th century: from French préhensile, from Latin prehens- 'grasped', from the verb prehendere, from prae 'before' + hendere 'to grasp'.

prison from Old English:
This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English).

单词	prehensile
释义	prehensile /prɪˈhɛnsʌɪl / adjective (Chiefly of an animal’s limb or tail) capable of grasping: many monkeys have long, prehensile tails which they use in swinging through the trees... The plate in the field guide shows a strange, golden-brown animal with a prehensile tail, hook-like claws and a funny snub nose. Nocturnal and arboreal, they clamber up trees and hang from limbs thanks to long prehensile tails and opposable inside toes (like thumbs) on their hind feet. Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads. Derivatives prehensility /prɪhɛnˈsɪlɪti/ noun Origin Late 18th century: from French préhensile, from Latin prehens- 'grasped', from the verb prehendere, from prae 'before' + hendere 'to grasp'. prison from Old English: This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English). Rhymes extensile, tensile
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prehensile

Derivatives

prehensility

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