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单词 unadept
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unadeptn.adj.

Etymology: un- prefix1 6Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈdept.
A. n.
One who is not an adept.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > unfamiliarity with, inexperience > [noun] > inexperienced person
imperite1614
greenhorn1672
unadept1745
griffin1793
1745 E. Young Consolation 34 I'll point out to thee Its various Lessons; some that may surprize An Un-adept in Mysteries of Night.
1817 M. Keating Trav. I. 42 The un~adept in the valuable science of botany.
1831 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein (rev. ed.) ii. 27 Thus for a time I was occupied by exploded systems, mingling, like an unadept, a thousand contradictory theories.
B. adj.
Not adept or proficient. Also absol.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > awkward or inept
unrekena1325
untoward1557
unfeatya1586
unhappy1651
ungaina1657
unadept1830
jackleg1833
jack-legged1839
inapt1860
inadept1875
unpractical1890
raunchy1937
stumblebum1940
ham1941
1830 J. Bentham Public Acct. Keeping 10 in Official Aptitude Maximized To an unadept mind, what other idea than this is it in the nature of this appellation to suggest.
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