了解字根“ambi-”的意思

ambi-有both的意思,指“兩者”。

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” ( ambiguous) and “around” ( ambient); used in the formation of compound words:ambitendency.

ex1. ambivert 同時外向又內向的人
ex2. ambidextrous 左右手同樣靈活的人

chimp/chimpanzee 黑猩猩

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chimp/chimpanzee 黑猩猩

noun

a large, somewhat arboreal anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, of equatorial Africa, having a brown-to-black coat, a relatively hairless face with a rounded muzzle, prominent ears, and hands adapted for knuckle-walking, noted for its intelligence and humanlike behavior: now greatly reduced in number and threatened with extinction in the wild.

 

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