/?d?b.?l?d???n.t??d/abletomoveyourjointsin anunusualway so that, forexample, you canbendyourfingersorlegsbackwardsas well asforwards（关节）能前后弯曲的；有双关节的(Definition ofdouble-jointedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)Examples from literature
He was what they called a double-jointed man.
His shoulders were vast, and his lower limbs thick-set, double-jointed, and slightly curved outward, in that formation which takes so much from beauty to give so largely to strength.
Like the submarine crew, they come to be a breed apart—double-jointed, extra-toed, with brazen bowels and no sort of nerves.
That's what we'll do! said the double-jointed chap.
The knave is shrewd and playful, but of an incredible strength, being, as ye may observe, double-jointed.
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double-jointedEvendouble-jointedcontortionists cannot do that.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0In general, they are considered more severe thandouble-jointedbits.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedouble-jointedelbows and knees enabled the arms and legs to be posed into folded positions.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its design consists of adouble-jointedtwisting axle connected to two standing platforms surrounded by 9 polyurethane hubless wheels.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their most distinctive characteristics are their triple-jointed hands, theirdouble-jointedlegs, and their infertility off of their homeworld.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Therefore, a single- ordouble-jointedmouthpiece, though the most common designs for snaffle bits, does not make a bit a snaffle.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And his thumb wasdouble-jointed.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bit mouthpieces may be single jointed,double-jointed, mullen (a straight bar), or have an arched port in the center of varying height, with or without joints.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/double-jointed##
