adept
英 [?'dept; '?dept]
美[?'d?pt]
- adj. 熟練的；擅長(zhǎng)…的
- n. 內(nèi)行；能手
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?adepts;副詞:?adeptly;
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中文詞源
adept 熟練的
前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根ept, 同apt, 合適的，熟能生巧的。
英文詞源
- adept (adj.)
- 1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.
- adept (n.)
- "an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.
- 直接郵寄廣告業(yè)在特賣(mài)品的包裝方面已經(jīng)變得非常熟練了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
- 基齊很善于引導(dǎo)別人與其談心。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.
- 政府在制定自己獨(dú)樹(shù)一幟的外交政策時(shí)無(wú)比嫻熟。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.
- 身為作曲家的他證明了自己在創(chuàng)作大型戲劇方面駕輕就熟。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.
- 要說(shuō)照相, 我不是內(nèi)行.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》