英语词汇“adroit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adroit

/əˈdrɔɪt

adjective

Clever or skilful: he was adroit at tax avoidance...

Even the most clever, adroit, and skillful legislature cannot achieve zero risk in human affairs.
My hands are bigger, and more adroit, with nimble fingers that can tie shoes, unwrap candies, and get the sand out from between my toes before we leave the beach.
The adroit and intelligent use of other men's work, says Prodwit, ‘leads to public applause and adequate remuneration.’

Synonyms

skilful, adept, dexterous, deft, agile, nimble, nimble-fingered, handy;

able, capable, competent, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practised, polished, slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented, peerless;

quick-witted, quick-thinking, quick, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, sharp, cunning, artful, wily, resourceful, astute, shrewd, canny, ingenious, inventive

informal nifty, nippy, crack, mean, wicked, wizard, demon, ace, A1, on the ball, savvy, genius

North American informal crackerjack

archaic compleat, rathe

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from à droit 'according to right, properly'.

This is an adoption from French, from the phrase à droit ‘according to right’, ‘properly’.

单词	adroit
释义	adroit /əˈdrɔɪt / adjective Clever or skilful: he was adroit at* tax avoidance... Even the most clever, adroit, and skillful legislature cannot achieve zero risk in human affairs. My hands are bigger, and more adroit, with nimble fingers that can tie shoes, unwrap candies, and get the sand out from between my toes before we leave the beach. The adroit and intelligent use of other men's work, says Prodwit, ‘leads to public applause and adequate remuneration.’ Synonyms skilful, adept, dexterous, deft, agile, nimble, nimble-fingered, handy; able, capable, competent, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practised, polished, slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented, peerless; quick-witted, quick-thinking, quick, clever, intelligent, brilliant, bright, smart, sharp, cunning, artful, wily, resourceful, astute, shrewd, canny, ingenious, inventive informal* nifty, nippy, crack, mean, wicked, wizard, demon, ace, A1, on the ball, savvy, genius North American informal crackerjack archaic compleat, rathe Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from à droit 'according to right, properly'. This is an adoption from French, from the phrase à droit ‘according to right’, ‘properly’. Rhymes dacoit, Detroit, doit, droit, exploit, maladroit, quoit
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