英汉词典

talent 基本解释

• n. 才能；天才；天资

talent 词态变化

talent 中文词源

来自拉丁语 talentum,重量，一定数目的钱，来自希腊语 talanton,称量，一定的重量，一定数 目的钱，来自 PIE*tele,举起，称重，词源同 extol,tolerate.据考证，1 talent 为 6000 古希腊货 币 drachma,在当时为一大笔钱。现词义来自圣经的一则寓言，讲得是主人要出远门，按能力 给了三个奴隶一个 5 talenta,一个 2 talenta,一个 1talent,很久以后主人回来了，前两个奴隶用钱 投资钱生钱，最后一个奴隶把钱埋在地底下，主人生气的说，即使你不会投资，你把钱存入 银行至少也有利息啊，我要没收你的钱，把钱交给有能力的人。后引申词义天才，天资等。

talent 英文词源

talent

talent: [13] Greek tálanton meant ‘balance, weight’, and hence ‘unit of weight or money’. Latin borrowed it as talentum, using it metaphorically for ‘mental inclination’, and it was in this sense that English originally acquired it, via Old French talent. ‘Unit of money’ did not arrive (apart from one isolated Old English instance) until the late 14th century, and it was the use of the word in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30), in which a master gave his servants talents (money), which two of them put out to interest, earning their master’s approval, while the other less enterprising servant simply buried his, that led in the early 15th century to the use of the term for ‘aptitude, ability’.

talent (n.)

late 13c., "inclination, disposition, will, desire," from Old French talent (12c.), from Medieval Latin talenta, plural of talentum "inclination, leaning, will, desire" (11c.), in classical Latin "balance, weight; sum of money," from Greek talanton "a balance, pair of scales," hence "weight, definite weight, anything weighed," and in later times sum of money," from PIE *tele- "to lift, support, weigh," "with derivatives referring to measured weights and thence money and payment" [Watkins]; see extol.

An ancient denomination of weight, originally Babylonian (though the name is Greek), and varying widely in value among different peoples and at different times. [Century Dictionary]

According to Liddell & Scott, as a monetary sum, considered to consist of 6,000 drachmae, or, in Attica, 57.75 lbs. of silver. Also borrowed in other Germanic languages and Celtic. Attested in Old English as talente). The Medieval Latin and common Romanic sense developed from figurative use of the word in the sense of "money." Meaning "special natural ability, aptitude, gift committed to one for use and improvement" developed by mid-15c., in part perhaps from figurative sense "wealth," but mostly from the parable of the talents in Matt. xxv:14-30. Meaning "persons of ability collectively" is from 1856.

talent 英文释义

1. natural qualities or talents

2. a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

talent 同义词解析

ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude

这些名词均可表示人的"能力，才能"之意。

ability：普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。

capacity：侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。

capability：多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。

genius：语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。

talent：着重指人某方面具有可发展和培养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。

competence：正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。

faculty：指特殊的才能或智力。

gift：着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。

aptitude：多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。

talent 双语例句

1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.

事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。

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2. I believe I have the talent to make it.

我相信自己有成功的天分。

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3. With nothing but his own talent, he made himself rich and famous.

他一无所有，仅靠自身才能就变得富有而出名。

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4. Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination.

考夫曼是一个有着超群才智和决断力的女子。

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5. The festival remains a valuable showcase for new talent.

音乐节一直是新秀展示才华的宝贵机会。

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talent 实用场景例句

to have great artistic talent

很有艺术天赋

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a man of many talents

多才多艺的男子

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She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted.

她很有天资，能够心想事成。

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a talent competition/contest/show (= in which people perform, to show how well they can sing, dance, etc.)

才艺选拔赛 / 大奖赛 / 演出

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There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre.

英国戏剧界年轻一代人才辈出。

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He is a great talent.

他是个了不起的人才。

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He likes to spend his time chatting up the local talent.

他喜欢把时间花在和当地的妞儿搭讪上。

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She is proud that both her children have a talent for music...

她为自己的两个孩子都有音乐天赋而自豪。

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The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents...

那位选手几乎没有得到什么机会展示自己的天赋。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Developing an internal and external communication plan.

制订内部及外部沟通计划.

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There was a lot of talents in this city.

在这个城市里有很多人才.

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His talent was submerged by his shyness.

他的才华为其羞怯所遮覆.

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She never boasts about her talent.

她从不夸耀自己的才华.

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Have grandiose aims but puny abilities, great ambition but little talent.

眼高手低, 志大才疏.

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He has a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

他有在不恰当的时候说不恰当的话的天才.

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The ancient people who was successful, not only had exceptional talent but also had unflinching will.

古人立大事者, 不惟有超世之才,亦必有望忍不拔之志.

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Talent is his boast.

他以有才自豪.

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These four crooked ministers are jealous of real talent and block righteous conduct.

这四个贼臣弄权,嫉贤妒能,闭塞贤路.

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The two persons have the same talent and abilities.

二人才力相埒.

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If your talent combines with diligence, you can excel in your pursuit.

如果你把天赋与勤奋结合起来, 你所追求的事业便会出类拔萃.

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The company has a galaxy of talent.

该公司拥有一批优秀的人才.

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He was asked to demonstrate his talent in Japan.

他应邀去日本献艺.

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Li Bai was a Tang poet of superb talent.

李白是唐代一位才气横溢的诗人.

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We must make use of our untapped reservoirs of talent.

我们必须利用我们尚未利用的人才.

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We deem very highly of his administrative talent.

我们非常看重他的管理才能.

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You obviously have an innate talent for music.

你显然有天生的音乐才能.

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These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.

这些孩子蕴藏着极大的潜在天赋。

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He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for uncovering paper trails of fraud.

他是个精明强干的律师，能从一连串文件中找出诈骗的蛛丝马迹。

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He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.

有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。

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