left-handedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌleftˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/ us/ˌleftˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/
左撇子（状态）
the fact of using your left hand to write and do most things
Left-handedness is largely hereditary. 左撇子大部分是遗传的。
He struggled to play the guitar because of his left-handedness. 他因为是左撇子，弹吉他有困难。
See: left-handed
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- Left-handedness, which is determined by genetic makeup, occurs in about 8-9 per cent of the population.
- Left-handedness - slightly more common in men than women - is thought to be determined by our genes, with some environmental influences.
- Left-handedness must have some advantages attached to it or it wouldn't survive in the evolutionary sense.
- New research on chimpanzees indicates left-handedness has more to do with motor skills than with the language part of the brain as had been thought.