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.
adept 英文释义
1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
adept 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。
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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。
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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。
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5. When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.
要说照相, 我不是内行.
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adept 实用场景例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.
要说照相, 我不是内行.
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He is adept at getting himself out of difficult situations.
他善于使自己摆脱困境.
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He is adept at organization work.
他精于组织工作.
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Chimpanzees are adept climbers.
黑猩猩是熟练的攀援者.
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He is unusually adept in mathematical calculations.
他非常精通数学计算.
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She is adept in music.
她是位音乐大师.
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He was highly adept at avoiding trouble.
他十分善于避开麻烦.
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He is an adept mechanic.
他是个熟练的机械师.
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She is adept at cooking.
她善于烹饪.
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She is adept at needlework.
做针线活儿,她可是把好手.
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The author is adept in depicting vast scenes.
作者很善于描写大的场面.
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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。
柯林斯例句
She was also surprisingly adept at speaking without moving her lips.
