A left-hander is someone who uses the left hand for the skilled jobs: writing, throwing, holding a racket, and so on. About one person in ten is like this.

A left-handerleft-hander是 someone who uses the left hand for the skilled jobs用左手做精細動作的人: writing寫字, throwing丟東西, holding a racket拿球拍, and so on等等。About one person in ten大約十個人中有一個 is like this是這樣的。

The adjective is left-handed (she is left-handed); the noun for the person is left-hander (she is a left-hander). It is a calm, everyday word — not a joke and not a medical label.

The adjective形容詞 is是 left-handedleft-handed (she is left-handed她是左撇子的); the noun for the person指人的名詞 is是 left-handerleft-hander (she is a left-hander她是個左撇子)。It它 is是 a calm, everyday word一個平常、日常的字——not不是 a joke開玩笑的話 and也不是 not a medical label醫學標籤。

Tools, scissors, and school desks are often made for the right hand, so left-handers notice that the world is slightly built the other way. In sport, commentators use it a lot, especially for pitchers and bowlers, because a left-hander’s throw comes from a side the other player sees less often.

Tools, scissors, and school desks工具、剪刀、學校書桌 are often made for the right hand常常是為右手設計的, so所以 left-handers左撇子 notice會注意到 that the world is slightly built the other way這世界建造的方向稍微是另一邊。In sport在運動裡, commentators評論員 use it a lot很常用這個字, especially for pitchers and bowlers尤其是投手（棒球或板球）, because因為 a left-hander's throw comes from a side the other player sees less often左撇子投球的角度是對方比較少見到的一邊。