單詞
adroit
英 [?'dr??t]
美[?'dr??t]
基本信息
- adj. 敏捷的，靈巧的；熟練的
TEM8GRE擴展詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?adroitly;名詞:?adroitness;
中文詞源
adroit 靈巧
前綴ad-, 去，往。-droit, 單詞direct的法語變體。指直的，正確的，好的，靈巧的。
英文詞源
- adroit (adj.)
- 1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from French adroit, from phrase à droit "according to right," from Old French à "to" (see ad-) + droit "right," from Late Latin directum "right, justice," accusative of Latin directus "straight" (see direct (v.)). Related: Adroitly; adroitness.
雙語例句
- 1. Jamie was adroit at flattering others.
- 杰米很會拍馬屁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. She is a remarkably adroit and determined politician.
- 她是一位異常精明果斷的政治家。
來自辭典例句
- 3. He was an adroit courtier.
- 他是一個圓滑的朝臣.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Asking one adroit question after another, Rhoda soon drew out the key facts about him.
- 羅達接連提了幾個很內行的問題, 很快就弄清關于他的一些基本情況.
來自辭典例句
- 5. You have an adroit way of inserting your comb, which flatters the skin.
- 你有一種熟練的手法來運用你的梳子, 使皮膚舒適.
來自辭典例句