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adroit
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Derivatives :
n
adroitness
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adv
adroitly
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- adroit
[ə'drɔɪt]
[ə'drɔɪt]
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adjective
灵巧的,伶俐的,敏捷的;熟练的
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his adroit handling of an awkward situation
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他对困境的巧妙处理
Collins English-English Dictionary
- adroit
[ə'drɔɪt]
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adj
skilful or dexterous
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adj
quick in thought or reaction
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adj
[Etymology]
C17: from French à droit according to right, rightly
Examples
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His adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers.
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他对质问者的机敏应答使他赢得了很多追随者。
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她对记者的回答很机巧。
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She gave the newsman an adroit reply.
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