Definition of opposable in English:

opposable

adjective əˈpəʊzəb(ə)ləˈpoʊzəbəl

Zoology

(of the thumb of a primate) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand.
〔动〕（灵长类拇指）与其他手指相对的
Example sentencesExamples
- Their hands had only three digits: two fingers and an opposable thumb.
- In other words, our ancestral rodents did not merely evolve gradually until they emerged as bipeds with opposable thumbs.
- The first 2 digits of their forefeet are opposable to the other three in the more arboreal species.
- A panda with a fully opposable thumb that is lacking in its nearest relatives is hard to explain via evolution.
- Digits 1 and 2 on the forefeet are opposable to digits 3-5, and the hindfoot has a well-developed hallux.

Definition of opposable in US English:

opposable

adjectiveəˈpoʊzəbələˈpōzəbəl

Zoology

(of the thumb of a primate) capable of moving toward and touching the other digits on the same hand.
〔动〕（灵长类拇指）与其他手指相对的
Example sentencesExamples
- Digits 1 and 2 on the forefeet are opposable to digits 3-5, and the hindfoot has a well-developed hallux.
- A panda with a fully opposable thumb that is lacking in its nearest relatives is hard to explain via evolution.
- Their hands had only three digits: two fingers and an opposable thumb.
- In other words, our ancestral rodents did not merely evolve gradually until they emerged as bipeds with opposable thumbs.
- The first 2 digits of their forefeet are opposable to the other three in the more arboreal species.

单词	opposable
释义	Definition of opposable in English: opposable adjective əˈpəʊzəb(ə)ləˈpoʊzəbəl Zoology (of the thumb of a primate) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand. 〔动〕（灵长类拇指）与其他手指相对的 Example sentencesExamples Their hands had only three digits: two fingers and an opposable thumb. In other words, our ancestral rodents did not merely evolve gradually until they emerged as bipeds with opposable thumbs. The first 2 digits of their forefeet are opposable to the other three in the more arboreal species. A panda with a fully opposable thumb that is lacking in its nearest relatives is hard to explain via evolution. Digits 1 and 2 on the forefeet are opposable to digits 3-5, and the hindfoot has a well-developed hallux. Definition of opposable in US English: opposable adjectiveəˈpoʊzəbələˈpōzəbəl Zoology (of the thumb of a primate) capable of moving toward and touching the other digits on the same hand. 〔动〕（灵长类拇指）与其他手指相对的 Example sentencesExamples Digits 1 and 2 on the forefeet are opposable to digits 3-5, and the hindfoot has a well-developed hallux. A panda with a fully opposable thumb that is lacking in its nearest relatives is hard to explain via evolution. Their hands had only three digits: two fingers and an opposable thumb. In other words, our ancestral rodents did not merely evolve gradually until they emerged as bipeds with opposable thumbs. The first 2 digits of their forefeet are opposable to the other three in the more arboreal species.
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