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  • Derivatives : n  adeptness ; adv  adeptly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

adept ['ædεpt]
  1. 1. adjective adept (at) 熟练

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

adept [ə'dεpt] ['ædept]
  1. 1. adjective 熟练的,有技能的,精通的;内行
  2. 2. noun 专家内行能手;熟练者

Collins English-English Dictionary

adept
  1. 1. adj very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
  2. 2. adj skilful; expert
  3. 3. n a person who is skilled or proficient in something
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipisci to attain, from ad- to + apisci to attain

Examples

他长于舞蹈。
He is adept in dancing.
作者很善于描写大的场面。
The author is adept in depicting grand scenes.
做针线活儿,她可是把好手。
She is adept at needlework.
琴棋书画,无所不能
be equally adept in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting
弓马娴熟
adept in archery and horsemanship
工于心计
adept at scheming; very calculating
娴熟
adept; skilled
他烧得一手好菜,最拿手的是回锅肉。
He is very skilled cook, and he is most adept in cooking double-fried pork.
他最善于用米豆腐作为原料烹调菜肴了。
He is adept at cooking dishes with rice tofu.
他善用奇计,是个不可多得的人才。
He is adept at adopting unusually clever stratagems, he is a real talent.

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