dexterity

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dex·ter·i·ty /dekˈsterəti/ noun [uncountable]  1  GOOD ATskill and speed in doing something with your hands 〔手的〕敏捷，灵巧，熟练 Computer games can improve children’s manual dexterity. 电脑游戏可以提高儿童手的灵活性。2  skill in using words or your mind 〔言辞或思维的〕机敏 his charm and verbal dexterity 他迷人的魅力和能说会道的本领

Examples from the Corpus

dexterity• It has used its intelligence and dexterity to make one.• Testaverde later scrambled for 12 yards, breaking tackles with Steve Young-like dexterity.• This depends on the patient's eyesight, manual dexterity and willingness.• The officer's historical role as a street cleaner occasionally required a measure of dexterity and imagination.• We become trapped by our dexterity in doing so.• Their temerity was hardly less than that of painters who ignored the taboos imposed by convention, their dexterity even greater.manual dexterity• Many of these men would have been individuals of vision and creativity as well as manual dexterity.• This depends on the patient's eyesight, manual dexterity and willingness.• It is all really a matter of manual dexterity and self-confidence.

dex·ter·i·ty nounChineseSyllable  

something skill speed your hands with Corpus and in doing

dexterity
dex‧ter‧i‧ty /dekˈsterəti, dekˈsterɪti/ noun [uncountable]
1. skill and speed in doing something with your hands:
    Computer games can improve children’s manual dexterity.
2. skill in using words or your mind:
    his charm and verbal dexterity

dex·ter·ityBrE /dekˈsterəti/ 🔊NAmE /dekˈsterəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] skill in using your hands or your mind （手）灵巧，熟练；（思维）敏捷，灵活◆You need manual dexterity to be good at video games. 玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。🔊🔊◆mental/verbal dexterity 智能；说话技巧