1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.
adept (n.)
"an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.
雙語例句
1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.
直接郵寄廣告業(yè)在特賣品的包裝方面已經(jīng)變得非常熟練了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
基齊很善于引導(dǎo)別人與其談心。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.
政府在制定自己獨(dú)樹一幟的外交政策時無比嫻熟。
來自柯林斯例句
4. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.
身為作曲家的他證明了自己在創(chuàng)作大型戲劇方面駕輕就熟。
來自柯林斯例句
5. When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.