adept
英 [ə'dept; 'ædept]美[ə'dɛpt]
- adj. 熟练的;擅长…的
- n. 内行;能手
词态变化
复数: adepts;副词: adeptly;
助记提示
1. e --> 跳水, 不是每个人都能跳的.
中文词源
adept 熟练的
前缀ad-, 去,往。词根ept, 同apt, 合适的,熟能生巧的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.
- 直接邮寄广告业在特卖品的包装方面已经变得非常熟练了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.
- 政府在制定自己独树一帜的外交政策时无比娴熟。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.
- 身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.
- 要说照相, 我不是内行.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》