adept
adjective /əˈdept/
/əˈdept/
- adept (at/in something) | adept (at/in doing something) good at doing something that is quite difficult
内行的；熟练的；擅长的 - He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.
他变得善于让最害羞的学生说话。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- She is equally adept in the pop and classical fields.
她在流行和古典领域都是内行。 - He was extremely adept at avoiding getting caught.
他非常善于避免被抓住。 - They soon became adept at bartering in the market.
他们很快就变得擅长在市场上以物易物。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin adeptus ‘achieved’, past participle of adipisci ‘obtain, attain’. - He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.