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adept

英 [ə'dept; 'ædept]美[ə'dɛpt]
  • adj. 熟练的;擅长…的
  • n. 内行;能手

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复数: adepts;副词: adeptly;

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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》

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