- 這是什么詞窜护?
詞:adept
英英釋義:very good at doing something that is not easy
例句:Israelis are adept at turning ideas into viable businesses.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞?
“adept” 是形容詞柱徙,表示“熟練的” “擅長(zhǎng)的”,常称骊迹可以用來(lái)替換 be good at,讓表達(dá)更加簡(jiǎn)潔靈活储耐。
我們想表達(dá)“高手”就可以用到 adept,后面常接 in 或者 at(更常見(jiàn))什湘。比如,我們常常會(huì)說(shuō)以色列人很有生意頭腦闽撤,很善于將點(diǎn)子變成賺錢的生意涧卵,就可以說(shuō):
Israelis are adept at turning ideas into viable businesses.
同樣腹尖,這句話也可以套用到浙江、廣東等省份的商人身上乐设。
adept 也是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中常用到的詞。比如它說(shuō)北朝鮮領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人時(shí)說(shuō):
He is proving to be an adept young dictator.
提到人工智能的發(fā)展時(shí)近尚,它說(shuō):
AI has become more adept at recognizing speech.
《紐約客》在一篇文章中就同時(shí)用到了 adept 和我們學(xué)過(guò)的 prone:
He was adept at solving problems and at rallying workers, but he was brusque and obsessive, prone to belittle teammates who disagreed with him.
這段話是對(duì)谷歌和 Uber 的前雇員 Levandowski 的描寫,他工作能力強(qiáng)但是脾氣糟糕场勤。
- 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞?
1)使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“adept”和媳,了解它作為形容詞時(shí)的常用搭配格遭。
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Melissa quickly became adept at predicting his moods.
adept in
Silas proved adept in the art of avoiding potholes in the road.
)翻譯下面的句子:
Tom 不僅擅長(zhǎng)寫作拒迅,還擅長(zhǎng)拍電影。
Tom is adept both in writing and film making.
(參考翻譯:Tom is not only good at writing, but also adept at film-making. 或 Tom is an adept writer as well as an adept filmmaker.)
3)結(jié)合自己的生活她倘、學(xué)習(xí)、工作硬梁、興趣等,想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)荧止。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景,再造句罩息。
My daughter quickly became adept at judging parents' attitude.