adept

adjective
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  1. 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 synonym skilful
    • He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.他变得精通,甚至让最害羞的学生都可以说话。
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    • 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.他们很快就熟练地在市场上以物易物。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • at
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin adeptus ‘achieved’, past participle of adipisci ‘obtain, attain’.

adept

noun
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  1. adept (at/in something/doing something) a person who is good at doing something that is quite difficult内行的;熟练的;擅长的
    • He was an adept at concealing the truth.他善于掩盖事实。