ambidextrousadj.

Brit.

/ˌambᵻˈdɛkstrəs/, U.S.

/ˌæmbəˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/

Forms:

α. 1600s– ambidexterous, 1600s– ambidextrous.

β. 1600s–1700s ambodexterous, 1600s–1800s ambodextrous.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambidexter ambidexter adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ambidexter adj.Specific forms. With the β. forms compare the etymological note at ambidexter n. and adj. Specific senses. In senses 1a and (especially) 3 influenced semantically by dexterous adj.

a. Able to use the right and left hands equally well. Also: characterized by or involving the use of both hands.Now the usual sense.

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

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 188 Not considering ambidextrous and left handed men.

1782 J. Aitken Elements Theory & Pract. Physic & Surg. II. 516 The phlebotomist ought to be ambidextrous.

1885 Knowledge 11 Sept. 218/1 With practice much skill may be acquired in this ambidextrous work.

1922 Garment Worker 22 Dec. 5/2 During the bronze age, according to recent discoveries, people seem to have been ambidextrous.

1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 4 Mar. 19/1 Portal..believes that ambidextrous boxing has a real future.

2002 C. McManus Right Hand, Left Hand vii. 151 Although there are people who claim to be truly ambidextrous, when they are rigorously tested in the laboratory each invariably favours one hand over the other.

(a) Of a glove: designed to be worn on either the right or left hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [adjective] > types of gloves

cut-fingered1591

prick-seamed1624

right-handed1700

fingered1739

gauntleted1810

tilbury'd1901

ambidextrous1919

1919 B. Crowell America's Munitions 1917–18 v. ii. 465 In the effort to produce gloves which would give longer wear the so-called ambidextrous glove was designed so cut that it could be worn comfortably upon either hand.

1945 Pop. Mech. Feb. 68 There are..even ambidextrous gloves. If you lose one, you buy only one to replace it.

2010 Sunday Express (Nexis) 5 Dec. 32 They'll really appreciate this stylish black ambidextrous oven glove.

(b) Of a tool, implement, etc.: designed to be used with either the right or left hand, or by right-handed or left-handed people, with equal ease.

ΚΠ

1954 Fisherman Aug. 40/1 The handle is not shifted, as on the other ambidextrous reels.

1987 Handgunner July 43/1 The safety/fire selector is ambidextrous.

2016 PC Advisor June 70/1 This is an ambidextrous mouse, so there are thumb channels along both sides.

2. Characterized by double-dealing, or a wish to please two opposing parties; deceitful; hypocritical. Now somewhat rare.

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

1646 Tyth-gatherers, no Gospel Officers To Rdr. sig. A3 These are the very words of that Episcopall, Presbyteriall, Ambodexterous Tythe-Champion.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 77 An ambidextrous Trick..of divers persons in the same familie adhering some to one partie and some to another.

1707 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Reflexions upon Politeness of Manners 288 These corrupt Praises are nothing but sly Satyr; and such ambidextrous Artifices are no ways comporting with an honest Man.

a1847 T. Chalmers Posthumous Wks. (1852) I. 22 Rebuking Peter for his ambidextrous policy between Jews and Gentiles.

1900 Sanitary Rec. 27 Apr. 366/1 His ambidextrous task..in pressing as prosecutor for a maximum penalty, and as defendant praying for a mitigated penalty.

1996 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 Apr. iv. 18/1 In 1994 while the Clinton Administration was publicly defending the United Nations arms embargo against Bosnia, it secretly approved the Iranian arms shipments. Washington's ambidextrous policy was recently disclosed by The Los Angeles Times.

3. Skilled or talented, esp. in two or more fields.In early use the term is usually somewhat depreciative, with the implication of ability or effort directed at opposing or contradictory aims (cf. sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit

hendc1275

happya1400

clean1485

habile1485

practivea1500

feat1519

well-handeda1529

handsome1542

trick1542

neat1571

dexterous1622

adroit1652

right-handeda1661

artful1663

nitle1673

ambidextrousa1682

clever1716

jemmy1751

slick1807

sleek1822

cleverish1826

featy1844

two-handed1861

nifty1889

mean1918

organized1926

ept1938

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 109 Many, who are sinistrous unto Good Actions, are Ambi-dexterous unto bad.

1705 S. Grascome Moderation in Fashion v. 121 He is so dexterous, shall I say, or ambodexterous a Person, that he can easily upon occasion change his Scheme of Principles according to the Times he lives in.

1794 J. L. Buchanan Def. Scots Highlanders 49 This ambidextrous gentleman has failed in the very first trial of his skill, because both the sound and sense disagree with these names in Gaelic.

1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 54 O many-sided, ambidextrous Goethe.

1999 National Post (Canada) 19 June e7 Be ambidextrous by managing old methods and encouraging new ideas and technologies.

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

单词	ambidextrous
释义	ambidextrousadj. Brit. /ˌambᵻˈdɛkstrəs/, U.S. /ˌæmbəˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/ Forms: α. 1600s– ambidexterous, 1600s– ambidextrous. β. 1600s–1700s ambodexterous, 1600s–1800s ambodextrous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambidexter , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ambidexter ambidexter adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier ambidexter adj.Specific forms. With the β. forms compare the etymological note at ambidexter n. and adj. Specific senses. In senses 1a and (especially) 3 influenced semantically by dexterous adj. 1. a. Able to use the right and left hands equally well. Also: characterized by or involving the use of both hands.Now the usual sense. 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 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 188 Not considering ambidextrous and left handed men. View more context for this quotation 1782 J. Aitken Elements Theory & Pract. Physic & Surg. II. 516 The phlebotomist ought to be ambidextrous. 1885 Knowledge 11 Sept. 218/1 With practice much skill may be acquired in this ambidextrous work. 1922 Garment Worker 22 Dec. 5/2 During the bronze age, according to recent discoveries, people seem to have been ambidextrous. 1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 4 Mar. 19/1 Portal..believes that ambidextrous boxing has a real future. 2002 C. McManus Right Hand, Left Hand vii. 151 Although there are people who claim to be truly ambidextrous, when they are rigorously tested in the laboratory each invariably favours one hand over the other. b. (a) Of a glove: designed to be worn on either the right or left hand. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [adjective] > types of gloves cut-fingered1591 prick-seamed1624 right-handed1700 fingered1739 gauntleted1810 tilbury'd1901 ambidextrous1919 1919 B. Crowell America's Munitions 1917–18 v. ii. 465 In the effort to produce gloves which would give longer wear the so-called ambidextrous glove was designed so cut that it could be worn comfortably upon either hand. 1945 Pop. Mech. Feb. 68 There are..even ambidextrous gloves. If you lose one, you buy only one to replace it. 2010 Sunday Express (Nexis) 5 Dec. 32 They'll really appreciate this stylish black ambidextrous oven glove. (b) Of a tool, implement, etc.: designed to be used with either the right or left hand, or by right-handed or left-handed people, with equal ease. ΚΠ 1954 Fisherman Aug. 40/1 The handle is not shifted, as on the other ambidextrous reels. 1987 Handgunner July 43/1 The safety/fire selector is ambidextrous. 2016 PC Advisor June 70/1 This is an ambidextrous mouse, so there are thumb channels along both sides. 2. Characterized by double-dealing, or a wish to please two opposing parties; deceitful; hypocritical. Now somewhat rare. 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 1646 Tyth-gatherers, no Gospel Officers To Rdr. sig. A3 These are the very words of that Episcopall, Presbyteriall, Ambodexterous Tythe-Champion. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 77 An ambidextrous Trick..of divers persons in the same familie adhering some to one partie and some to another. 1707 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Reflexions upon Politeness of Manners 288 These corrupt Praises are nothing but sly Satyr; and such ambidextrous Artifices are no ways comporting with an honest Man. a1847 T. Chalmers Posthumous Wks. (1852) I. 22 Rebuking Peter for his ambidextrous policy between Jews and Gentiles. 1900 Sanitary Rec. 27 Apr. 366/1 His ambidextrous task..in pressing as prosecutor for a maximum penalty, and as defendant praying for a mitigated penalty. 1996 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 Apr. iv. 18/1 In 1994 while the Clinton Administration was publicly defending the United Nations arms embargo against Bosnia, it secretly approved the Iranian arms shipments. Washington's ambidextrous policy was recently disclosed by The Los Angeles Times. 3. Skilled or talented, esp. in two or more fields.In early use the term is usually somewhat depreciative, with the implication of ability or effort directed at opposing or contradictory aims (cf. sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 109 Many, who are sinistrous unto Good Actions, are Ambi-dexterous unto bad. 1705 S. Grascome Moderation in Fashion v. 121 He is so dexterous, shall I say, or ambodexterous a Person, that he can easily upon occasion change his Scheme of Principles according to the Times he lives in. 1794 J. L. Buchanan Def. Scots Highlanders 49 This ambidextrous gentleman has failed in the very first trial of his skill, because both the sound and sense disagree with these names in Gaelic. 1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 56 54 O many-sided, ambidextrous Goethe. 1999 National Post (Canada) 19 June e7 Be ambidextrous by managing old methods and encouraging new ideas and technologies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1646
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