(of a person’s movements 人的动作 quick and showing skill 熟练的；灵巧的；机敏的 deft hands/fingers/footwork 灵活的手／手指／步法 He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush. 他用画笔熟练地勾上几笔，这幅画就完成了。 🔊🔊 In one deft movement, he had her hand locked behind her back. 在一次灵巧的动作中，他将她的手锁在背后。
clever and showing skill her deft command of the language 她对这种语言的充分掌握
Word OriginMiddle English: variant of daft, in the obsolete sense ‘meek’.