| 释义 |
Adjective: prehensile pri'hensil- Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object
"a monkey's prehensile tail" - Having a keen intellect
"poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men" - Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
"prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
- avaricious, covetous, grabby [N. Amer], grasping, greedy
See also: acquisitive, intelligent Antonym: nonprehensile Encyclopedia: Prehensile |