dexterity

• n.器用さ、敏捷性、臨機応変さ

PIE *deksから、右利き、右利き、語源的には両利きと同じ。 dexterityから派生。本来は左利きであるsinisterと比較される。

dexterity (n.)

1520s, from Middle French dexterité (16c.), from Latin dexteritatem (nominative dexteritas) "readiness, skillfulness, prosperity," from dexter "skillful," also "right (hand)" (source of Old French destre, Spanish diestro, etc.), from PIE root *deks- "on the right hand," hence "south" to one facing east (cognates: Sanskrit daksinah "on the right hand, southern, skillful;" Avestan dashina- "on the right hand;" Greek dexios "on the right hand," also "fortunate, clever;" Old Irish dess "on the right hand, southern;" Welsh deheu; Gaulish Dexsiva, name of a goddess of fortune; Gothic taihswa; Lithuanian desinas; Old Church Slavonic desnu, Russian desnoj). The Latin form is with the comparative suffix -ter, thus meaning etymologically "the better direction." Middle English dester meant "right hand," and in heraldry dexter means "on the right side."

1. His manual dexterity and fine spatial skills were wasted on routine tasks.

彼の器用な着手能力と優れた空間認識能力は日常の事務に浪費されている。

2.Wayne has great verbal dexterity .

ウェインは言語表現能力が強い。

3.You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.

電子ゲームを上手にプレイするには手先が器用でなければならない。

4. Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity .

手先の器用さでは、一般の人は彼女に及ばない。

5.I 'm your inferior in manual dexterity .

手先の器用さでは、私はあなたに及ばない.