单词 | opposable |
释义 | opposable (once / 115876 pages) adj WORD FAMILY opposable: unopposable+/opponent: opponents/oppose: opponent, opposable, opposed, opposer, opposes, opposing, opposition/opposed: unopposed/opposer: opposers/opposing: opposingly/opposition: oppositions USAGE EXAMPLESHands are a human trait; we’re defined by our opposable thumbs. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) You hardly need opposable thumbs to grasp that children’s musical theater is bananas. Washington Post(Oct 17, 2016) Panofsky’s once-robust theory began to unravel like a ball of string surrounded by a litter of kittens with opposable thumbs. The Guardian(Oct 16, 2016) adj capable of being placed opposite to something the thumb is opposable to the forefinger Syn|Ant apposable unopposable not opposable |
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