英语词汇right的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

right; adroit, etc. Right is of honorable origin, deriving from the Anglo-Saxon riht, “straight, just.” As for adroit, “cleverly skillful,” it is just the French à droit, “with the right hand.” Simi- larly, dextrous, meaning skillful with the hands, body, or mind, derives from the Latin word dexter “right-handed”—to call a left-hander dextrous, then, is something of a contradiction. Ambidextrous, “able to use both hands well,” combines the Latin ambi, “both,” with dextrous, literally meaning someone who has two right (two good) hands! Unlike left, the word right usu- ally has the connotation of cleverness and grace in English words and phrases. A right-hand man is an invaluable, trusted aide; the right side was the place of honor in political assem- blies and gave its name to royal or conservative parties of the right; and right foot foremost means putting your best foot for- ward. See get up on the wrong side of the bed; lefthanded compliment.

词汇	right
词源	right; adroit, etc. Right is of honorable origin, deriving from the Anglo-Saxon riht, “straight, just.” As for adroit, “cleverly skillful,” it is just the French à droit, “with the right hand.” Simi- larly, dextrous, meaning skillful with the hands, body, or mind, derives from the Latin word dexter “right-handed”—to call a left-hander dextrous, then, is something of a contradiction. Ambidextrous, “able to use both hands well,” combines the Latin ambi, “both,” with dextrous, literally meaning someone who has two right (two good) hands! Unlike left, the word right usu- ally has the connotation of cleverness and grace in English words and phrases. A right-hand man is an invaluable, trusted aide; the right side was the place of honor in political assem- blies and gave its name to royal or conservative parties of the right; and right foot foremost means putting your best foot for- ward. See get up on the wrong side of the bed; lefthanded compliment.
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