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"dexter" in Chinese (Traditional)

右側(紋章學/文學)右手邊(紋章學)

Definition

「Dexter」是一個少見且正式的詞,表示「在右側」,尤其用於紋章學中,指持盾者的右邊。它也可能作為人名或出現在文學語境中,並不是日常英語詞彙。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

它不是現代英語中可以代替 'right' 的普通說法,主要見於紋章學、學術寫作或帶有文藝色彩的語言。在紋章學中,'dexter' 指持盾者的右側,因此從觀看者角度看通常在左邊;它與 'sinister' 相對。

Examples

In heraldry, the lion stands on the dexter side of the shield.

在紋章學中,獅子位於盾牌的**右側**。

The book says the star is in the dexter corner.

書上說那顆星在**右側**角落。

We learned that dexter does not mean the viewer’s right.

我們學到,**dexter**並不表示觀看者的右邊。

I had to look up dexter because I only knew it as a name.

我得去查一下**dexter**,因為我以前只知道它是個名字。

The lecturer kept saying dexter and sinister, and half the class looked confused.

老師一直在說**dexter**和 'sinister',班上一半的人看起來都很困惑。

Unless you study heraldry, you’ll probably never use dexter in a normal conversation.

除非你學紋章學,不然你大概永遠不會在普通對話裡用到**dexter**。