| 词汇 | opposable |
| 释义 | opposable adjective anatomy specializeduk /əˈpəʊ.zə.bəl/ us /əˈpoʊ.zə.bəl/ An opposable thumb, finger, or toe can be placed opposite a finger or toe of the same hand or foot, so that objects can be picked up and held: opposable thumbAll primates have opposable thumbs, so opposable thumbs are not unique to humans. 所有灵长类动物都有与其他手指相对的拇指，所以与其他手指相对的拇指并不是人类所独有的。 opposable toThe 1st and 2nd digits of the forelimbs are opposable to the other digits. Related word opposability No pterosaur had opposable toes, so Pteranodon could not have grabbed things with its feet. One of the defining attributes of humans is the opposable thumb. A chimp's big toe is opposable, allowing the chimp to grasp with its feet. The hand ambidextrous carpal carpometacarpal carpus dexterity dexterous finger fingermark fingernail fingertip forefinger heel left-handed median nerve metacarpal metacarpophalangeal metacarpus minimus mitt nail You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The foot Examples of opposableopposable According to structuralism, on the contrary, meaning is liberated through 'tearing apart' these units into negative, opposable features. From this standpoint, the evolutionarily advantaged functions of divided attention, upright bipedal ambulation and opposable thumbs can be seen as vulnerable. Gorillas are more than camels with opposable thumbs. From an evolutionary standpoint, upright bipedal ambulation, opposable thumbs and divided attention each are high order. Hominid anatomical features such as opposable thumbs, highly developed cortex, and vocal apparatus may have coevolved with increasing susceptibility to operant selection. The index finger is vestigial, although it has opposable thumbs with which it grasps branches firmly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is usually assisted by squirrels (due to her lack of opposable thumbs) and is the most intelligent dog in the group. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Largish hind feet with nails instead of claws on the outer toes, which are opposable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Humans, for example have qualitatively different capacities than many other mammals, due, in part, to their opposable thumb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The feet are large with five digits, only the opposable digit on each hind foot is without claws. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has sharpened canine teeth, and four clawed digits, including an opposable thumb, on each hand. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Treecats are hexapedal, meaning they have six limbs with hand-like paws, with three fingers and an opposable thumb on each hand-paw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bats have opposable thumbs and are the only mammals capable of true flight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fifth digit was somewhat opposable to the rest of the hand and may have been useful for grasping food. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first digit on the hind foot is clawless and opposable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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