prehensile
a . 適于抓住的
適於抓住的
prehensile adj 1 :
adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object ; "
a monkey '
s prehensile tail " [
ant :
{
nonprehensile }]
2 :
having a keen intellect ; "
poets --
those gifted strangely prehensile men "-
A .
T .
Quiller -
Couch 3 :
immoderately desirous of acquiring e .
g .
wealth ; "
they are avaricious and will do anything for money "; "
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor '
s fields "; "
a grasping old miser ";
"
grasping commercialism "; "
greedy for money and power "; "
grew richer and greedier "; "
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees " [
synonym : {
avaricious }, {
covetous },
{
grabby }, {
grasping }, {
greedy }, {
prehensile }]
Prehensile \
Pre *
hen "
sile \,
a . [
L .
prehensus ,
p .
p .
of prehendere to lay hold of ,
seize ;
pre - (
equiv .
to prae before )
hendere (
in comp .),
akin to E .
get :
cf .
F .
pr ['
e ]
hensile .
See {
Get },
and cf . {
Prison }, {
Prize },
n .]
Adapted to seize or grasp ;
seizing ;
grasping ;
as ,
the prehensile tail of a monkey .
[
1913 Webster ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prehensile ":
acquisitive ,
all -
knowing ,
apperceptive ,
appercipient ,
apprehending ,
apprehensive ,
aware ,
clawed ,
cognizant ,
comprehending ,
conscious ,
dentate ,
desirous ,
digital ,
digitate ,
digitated ,
fanged ,
fingered ,
grabby ,
grasping ,
greedy ,
insightful ,
intelligent ,
itchy ,
jawed ,
knowing ,
knowledgeable ,
mindful ,
omniscient ,
perceptive ,
percipient ,
perspicacious ,
raptorial ,
sagacious ,
sensible ,
shrewd ,
taloned ,
toothed ,
understanding ,
wise
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