adept

adj. 熟练的；擅长…的

n. 内行；能手

中文词源

adept 熟练的

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根ept, 同apt, 合适的，熟能生巧的。

adept (adj.): 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.

1. e --> 跳水, 不是每个人都能跳的.

1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.: 直接邮寄广告业在特卖品的包装方面已经变得非常熟练了。

2. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.: 基齐很善于引导别人与其谈心。

3. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.: 政府在制定自己独树一帜的外交政策时无比娴熟。

4. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.: 身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。