dexterity
noun /dekˈsterəti/
/dekˈsterəti/
[uncountable]- skill in using your hands or your mind
（手）灵巧，熟练；（思维）敏捷，灵活 - You need good manual dexterity to be a dentist.
要成为一名牙医，你需要良好的手巧。 - mental/verbal dexterity
智能；说话技巧
- She handled the discussion with dexterity.
对这一讨论她处理得很巧妙。 - Video games demand great manual dexterity.
玩电子游戏，双手需要很灵巧。 - Desirable qualities for this type of career include charm, verbal dexterity and charisma.
这种职业所需要的素质包括个人魅力、语言技巧和感召力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- manual
- demand
- require
- have
- …
- with dexterity
词源early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘mental skill’): from French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter ‘on the right’. - You need good manual dexterity to be a dentist.