ambidextraladj.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻˈdɛkstr(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəl/

Forms: 1600s– ambidextral, 1800s ambidexteral.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambidexter , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambidexter ambidexter adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambidexter adj., ambidextrous adj.Compare post-classical Latin ambidextraliter (adverb) equivocally (1427 in a British source).

†1. Characterized by double-dealing, or a wish to please two opposing parties; deceitful; hypocritical; = ambidextrous adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing

twifoldc897

doublea1340

twice-sworn1542

ambidexter1549

double-hearteda1555

double-faced1574

doubling1581

double-dealing1587

twi-faced1635

two-faceda1640

ambidextrous1646

double-headed1646

two-hearteda1656

ambidextral1665

twistical1805

twistifying1845

twistified1872

duplicitous1958

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xxxv. 297 A dangerous ambidextral Justice, who looks one way while he rows another way.

1893 Theosophist Feb. 283 That the Lord Bishop is an expert in tactics is clear from the ambidextral policy he adopted at the last synod, in compromising with both the Ritualists and Evangelicals.

2. Belonging to or positioned on two sides; characterized by having two sides. Cf. ambidexter adj. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adjective] > both > belonging to both sides

ambidextral1799

ambidexter1806

ambilateral1824

1799 P. Pratt Theory of Chess i. 6 The king may closet with either of his peers... This ambidextral manœuvre he is allowed to employ but once, and not at all if he has previously moved.

1873 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) Introd. 91 What may be called the ambidextral adjective; where two adjectives are given to one substantive, one being placed before and the other after...Thus Chaucer:—‘I say the woful day fatal is come.’

1934 Jrnl. Paleontol. 8 12/1 Ventral side of last chamber an elongate lobe extending toward and completely covering the umbilicus, coiling ambidextral.

3. Able to use the right and left hands equally well; characterized by this ability; ambidextrous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides

even-handed1552

both-handeda1627

ambidexter1627

ambidextrous1646

ambilevous1646

double-handed1782

ambisinistrous1863

ambidextral1871

ambilateral1927

1871 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 16 146 The primitive ambidextral condition, of which right- and left-handedness were both modifications.

1927 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 38 320 He may be an individual who has little preference as to which hand takes the initiative in sweeping, and to this extent is ambidextral.

2005 Proc. Royal Soc.: Biol. Sci. 272 1677/2 Both left- and right-handed individuals did slightly better than ambidextral individuals did.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambidextral
释义	ambidextraladj. Brit. /ˌambᵻˈdɛkstr(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈdɛkstrəl/ Forms: 1600s– ambidextral, 1800s ambidexteral. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambidexter , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambidexter ambidexter adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambidexter adj., ambidextrous adj.Compare post-classical Latin ambidextraliter (adverb) equivocally (1427 in a British source). †1. Characterized by double-dealing, or a wish to please two opposing parties; deceitful; hypocritical; = ambidextrous adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] > double-dealing twifoldc897 doublea1340 twice-sworn1542 ambidexter1549 double-hearteda1555 double-faced1574 doubling1581 double-dealing1587 twi-faced1635 two-faceda1640 ambidextrous1646 double-headed1646 two-hearteda1656 ambidextral1665 twistical1805 twistifying1845 twistified1872 duplicitous1958 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xxxv. 297 A dangerous ambidextral Justice, who looks one way while he rows another way. 1893 Theosophist Feb. 283 That the Lord Bishop is an expert in tactics is clear from the ambidextral policy he adopted at the last synod, in compromising with both the Ritualists and Evangelicals. 2. Belonging to or positioned on two sides; characterized by having two sides. Cf. ambidexter adj. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > [adjective] > both > belonging to both sides ambidextral1799 ambidexter1806 ambilateral1824 1799 P. Pratt Theory of Chess i. 6 The king may closet with either of his peers... This ambidextral manœuvre he is allowed to employ but once, and not at all if he has previously moved. 1873 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) Introd. 91 What may be called the ambidextral adjective; where two adjectives are given to one substantive, one being placed before and the other after...Thus Chaucer:—‘I say the woful day fatal is come.’ 1934 Jrnl. Paleontol. 8 12/1 Ventral side of last chamber an elongate lobe extending toward and completely covering the umbilicus, coiling ambidextral. 3. Able to use the right and left hands equally well; characterized by this ability; ambidextrous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides even-handed1552 both-handeda1627 ambidexter1627 ambidextrous1646 ambilevous1646 double-handed1782 ambisinistrous1863 ambidextral1871 ambilateral1927 1871 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 16 146 The primitive ambidextral condition, of which right- and left-handedness were both modifications. 1927 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 38 320 He may be an individual who has little preference as to which hand takes the initiative in sweeping, and to this extent is ambidextral. 2005 Proc. Royal Soc.: Biol. Sci. 272 1677/2 Both left- and right-handed individuals did slightly better than ambidextral individuals did. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1665
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