be left-handed
用于描述人的用手习惯。
She is left-handed.
她是左撇子。
左手用的；戴在左手上的；左旋的；逆时针的；笨拙的；不灵巧的；不诚恳的；恶意的；存心不良的；邪恶的；左道旁门的
Using the left hand more skillfully than the right.
左撇子的
Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right.
专为左手使用的
Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand.
逆时针旋转的
Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.
笨拙的
Awkward or maladroit.
虚伪的
Insincere or malicious.
邪恶的,左道旁门的
Performed with the intention of doing harm or in transgression against convention or taboo; following the left-hand path
左手坐标系的
Of a coordinate system: not following the right-hand rule.
My left-handed friend finds it difficult to use right-handed tools.
我用左手的朋友觉得使用为右手设计的工具很困难。
用法提示：形容词“left-handed”修饰“friend”，表示“惯用左手的”。
The store sells both right-handed and left-handed notebooks.
这家店同时出售为右撇子和左撇子设计的笔记本。
用法提示：形容词“left-handed”修饰“notebooks”，表示“为左手使用的”。
She gave him a left-handed compliment that sounded like an insult.
她给了他一个听起来像侮辱的虚情假意的恭维。
用法提示：形容词“left-handed”修饰“compliment”，表示“讽刺性模棱两可的”。
用于描述人的用手习惯。
She is left-handed.
她是左撇子。
修饰为左手使用设计的工具。
He uses a left-handed mouse.
他用左手鼠标。
指贵族与平民的婚姻，通常不被社会认可。
It was a left-handed marriage.
那是一场门第不当的婚姻。
表面赞美实则挖苦的话。
She paid him a left-handed compliment.
她给了他一个讽刺性的恭维。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many left-handeds prefer scissors designed for them.
正确表达Many left-handed people prefer scissors designed for them.
“left-handed”是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应在后面加上“people”构成名词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He writes left-handed.
正确表达He writes with his left hand.
“left-handed”是形容词，不能用作副词。应使用介词短语“with his left hand”来表示方式。
left-hand 表示位置在左边，而 left-handed 表示习惯或专门用于左手
right-handed 表示习惯用右手，而 left-handed 表示习惯用左手
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