Dictionary entry
left hand
noun
左手
the hand on the left side of the body
In use
He broke his left hand during the game.
She writes with her left hand.
The watch is on his left hand.
with one's left hand
He writes with his left hand.
他用左手写字。
in one's left hand
She holds the book in her left hand.
她左手拿着书。
raise one's left hand
Raise your left hand if you agree.
如果你同意，就举起你的左手。
Common mistakes
He writes with his left hand side.He writes with his left-hand side.
错误：'left hand' 直接修饰名词时，应使用连字符构成复合形容词。例如，'left-hand side' 表示左侧，而不是 'left hand side'。
She is left hand.She is left-handed.
错误：'left hand' 是名词短语，而表达‘习惯用左手’应使用形容词 'left-handed'。中文‘左手’可指手本身，也可比喻惯用手，英文需区分词性。
Connections
Confusing words
- right hand
- 右手 · left hand 指左手，right hand 指右手，两者方向相反。
- left-hand
- 左边的 · left hand 是名词短语，指左手；left-hand 是复合形容词，意为‘左边的’，常修饰名词。
- left-handed
- 左撇子的 · left hand 指左手本身，left-handed 是形容词，形容人或物品与左手使用相关。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.