A prehensile tail, foot, or lip can curl around something and hold on, almost like a hand. Monkeys with prehensile tails hang from branches; a seahorse wraps its tail around seaweed; an elephant’s trunk is often called prehensile because it can grab.

A prehensile tail, foot, or lipprehensile的尾巴、腳，或嘴唇 can curl around something and hold on可以捲住東西然後抓緊 almost like a hand幾乎就像一隻手。 Monkeys with prehensile tails有prehensile尾巴的猴子 hang from branches會用尾巴掛在樹枝上 a seahorse wraps its tail around seaweed海馬會把尾巴繞在海草上 an elephant's trunk is often called prehensile大象的鼻子常被稱作prehensile because it can grab因為它能抓東西。

It is a biology and nature-documentary word, not everyday chat. You would not usually call a human hand prehensile, even though a hand can grasp — the adjective is saved for body parts that are not hands, but still hold.

It is a biology and nature-documentary word這是生物課和自然紀錄片會用的字 not everyday chat不是日常聊天會用的。 You would not usually call a human hand prehensile你通常不會把人的手稱作prehensile even though a hand can grasp雖然手也能抓東西 the adjective is saved for body parts that are not hands, but still hold這個形容詞是留給不是手、但一樣能抓握的身體部位。

Though actually, the Latin inside it is simply “able to seize.” That is why it feels scientific: it names a trick of the body, not a personality, and not anything “pre-historic.” Some animals have fully prehensile tails; others have tails that only help a little. If a textbook calls a tail prehensile, it means that tail can take hold, not merely swing.

Though actually不過 the Latin inside it is simply 'able to seize.'它裡面的拉丁字根意思就只是『能抓住』。 That is why it feels scientific這就是為什麼它聽起來很科學 it names a trick of the body它講的是身體的一種本領 not a personality不是個性 and not anything 'pre-historic.'也跟『史前』完全沒關係。 Some animals have fully prehensile tails有些動物的尾巴是完全prehensile的 others have tails that only help a little有些動物的尾巴只能幫上一點小忙。 If a textbook calls a tail prehensile如果課本說一條尾巴是prehensile it means that tail can take hold意思是那條尾巴能抓得住 not merely swing而不只是會擺動而已。