He is known for his prowess on the football field. their naval and military prowess
Recent Examples on the WebTolkien, for all his world-building prowess, had a tendency to flatten communities into sets of certain traits, which makes the attempt to imagine his world in contemporary racial terms particularly awkward. Jo Livingstone, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 Pierce, also known for her ice hockey prowess, will lead the Spartans’ offense. Olivia Nolan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Kaitlin Olson makes Dee's own session a masterpiece of wide-eyed, manic neediness, obsessively lying about her past and then demanding the shrink praise her for her acting prowess. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 JW Anderson’s is emblazoned with a huge art print of an elephant, a creature not known for its tennis prowess. Hamish Anderson, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Luckily, neither of these fan bases are known for their drinking prowess, but then again, the concessions ended up running out of beer anyway. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022 Wilde also praised her leading lady for her onscreen prowess. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 Unsurprisingly, Magic Johnson is on this list for his business prowess. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Aug. 2022 While NFTs have rarely been a shining beacon for artistic prowess, especially some of the most popular collections like Bored Apes and Cryptopunks, there are some truly…bleak things on display in GameStop’s store. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English prouesse, from Anglo-French pruesse, prowesse, from prou
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROWESS | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤academic, athletic, intellectual, manufacturing, military, physical, sexual, sporting, technical, technological, etc.學術造詣、體育素質、智力、製造能力、軍事才幹、體能、性能力、體育才華、技術才幹等VERB + PROWESS➤demonstrate, display, show顯示出高超的才能◇a parade aimed at demonstrating the country's military prowess旨在展示該國軍事實力的閱兵➤boast about, boast of誇耀非凡的技能➤prove證明實力◇He proved his athletic prowess with two convincing wins.他用兩次令人信服的勝利證明了自己的競技實力。➤match相匹配的實力◇His academic performance does not match his athletic prowess.他的學習成績和他的體育素質不相配。PREPOSITION➤prowess as作為⋯的傑出本領◇He boasted of his prowess as a lover.他吹噓自己是戀愛高手。➤prowess at在⋯方面的傑出才能◇her prowess at tennis她高超的網球球技➤prowess in在⋯方面的非凡技能◇The Gurkhas are famed for their prowess in battle.廓爾克人以英勇善戰著稱。➤prowess with以⋯來展現高超技能◇Singh demonstrated his prowess with the bat last season.辛格在上賽季用球拍展示了他的實力。