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Adept Person Adjective Highly Pronounced 英 ə'Dept] 美 ə'Dept

英语单词 adept
英美音标 英 [ə'dept] 美 [ə'dept]
中文释义 adj.熟练的;老练的
n.名手;专家
英语例句 (1) He was astonishingly adept at manipulating the big machine.
(2) Like any culturally adept traveler, the tribe has changed its appearance throughout its history.
(3) It may not have the best table manners, but this strange looking creature is certainly a very adept and unusual percussionist, which should help provide Nick with a good beat.
中文例句 (1) 他操作这台大机器熟练得惊人。
(2) 就像任何聪明熟练的旅行老鸟,从历史上到如今这个部族一直不断地改变自己的面貌。
(3) 也许它的吃相并不雅观,但这种相貌奇特的动物肯定是一位老练的打击乐高手,能为尼克提供一些不错的素材。
vocabulary简明 Are you looking for another word to describe a person who is highly skilled, very proficient or expert at something? Try the adjective adept!
vocabulary扩展 In the days of Medieval Latin, an adeptus was a person who had learned the secrets of alchemy. Although an adept person today cannot turn lead into gold, the adjective is still high praise meaning "skilled, expert, highly proficient."
柯林斯解释
The adjective is pronounced /æ'dept/. The noun is pronounced /'ædept/. 形容词读作 /æ'dept/。名词读作 /'ædept/。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]熟练的;擅长的;内行的 Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media...

    他通常很善于使自己的私生活避开媒体的关注。

  • He is an adept guitar player.

    他是个吉他高手。

  • An adept is someone who is adept at something.能手;内行
    • Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.

      基齐很善于引导别人与其谈心。

adeptly
  • Mrs Marcos' lawyer adeptly exploited the prosecution's weakness.

    马科斯夫人的律师巧妙地利用了起诉中的弱点。

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