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adept
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of ADEPT
[more adept; most adept]
: very good at doing something that is not easy熟练的；擅长的 — usually + at
- He's adept in several languages.他熟练掌握数种语言。
- politically adept政治老练的
- She's adept at fixing flaws in the system.她擅长修补系统的漏洞。
- He was adept at (using) computers.他能够熟练操作电脑。
— adeptly
adverb- He switched adeptly between English and Italian.他在英语和意大利语之间转换自如。
— adeptness
noun [noncount]- her adeptness at fixing flaws她修补漏洞的熟练技巧。
: thoroughly proficient : expert
Synonyms
Adjective
- accomplished
- ace
- compleat
- complete
- consummate
- crack
- crackerjack
- educated
- experienced
- expert
- good
- great
- master
- masterful
- masterly
- practiced
- practised
- professed
- proficient
- skilled
- skillful
- versed
- veteran
- virtuoso
Noun
- ace
- artist
- authority
- cognoscente
- connoisseur
- crackerjack
- crackajack
- dab [chiefly British]
- dab hand [chiefly British]
- expert
- fiend
- geek
- guru
- hand
- hotshot
- maestro
- master
- maven
- mavin
- meister
- past master
- proficient
- scholar
- shark
- sharp
- virtuoso
- whiz
- wizard
Example Sentences
Adjective Madison, Jefferson's lifelong friend, collaborator, and political ally, was quizzical and skeptical. His mind was less capacious and less elevated than Jefferson's, but more … original, and instinctively contrary. Less learned than Jefferson, his verbal skills inferior, he was almost pedantically alert to inner complications, and so, though less adept a politician, he was more consistent. 
Bernard Bailyn, To Begin the World Anew, 2003 Three small figurines carved of ivory from mammoth tusks have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany, providing stronger evidence that human ancestors were already adept at figurative art more than 30,000 years ago, an archaeologist is reporting today. John Noble Wilford, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2003 The Angels exploited center-fielder Bernie Williams's weak throwing arm in the division series against the Yankees and are adept at scampering from first to third on hits to the outfield. Jack Curry, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2002 Barnum was especially adept at pulling back one curtain after another, keeping the audience in a state of panting uncertainty, perpetually postponing the revelation of what was "really" going on. Jackson Lears, New Republic, 12 Nov. 2001 He's adept in several languages. he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him Noun Once safely back in Paris, and having attained his majority, the poet squandered his inheritance with an adept's fervor … Nicholas Delbanco, Harper's, September 2004 They recruited computational chemists, software engineers, AI experts, and various other computer adepts, all of whom put their monster minds together to create an automated reasoning system that could inspect vast amounts of chemical data quickly and point the finger at potential new drug compounds. Ed Regis, Wired, June 2000 even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics See More
Bernard Bailyn, To Begin the World Anew, 2003 Three small figurines carved of ivory from mammoth tusks have been found in a cave in southwestern Germany, providing stronger evidence that human ancestors were already adept at figurative art more than 30,000 years ago, an archaeologist is reporting today. John Noble Wilford, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2003 The Angels exploited center-fielder Bernie Williams's weak throwing arm in the division series against the Yankees and are adept at scampering from first to third on hits to the outfield. Jack Curry, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2002 Barnum was especially adept at pulling back one curtain after another, keeping the audience in a state of panting uncertainty, perpetually postponing the revelation of what was "really" going on. Jackson Lears, New Republic, 12 Nov. 2001 He's adept in several languages. he's an adept pitcher, and the team is lucky to have him Noun Once safely back in Paris, and having attained his majority, the poet squandered his inheritance with an adept's fervor … Nicholas Delbanco, Harper's, September 2004 They recruited computational chemists, software engineers, AI experts, and various other computer adepts, all of whom put their monster minds together to create an automated reasoning system that could inspect vast amounts of chemical data quickly and point the finger at potential new drug compounds. Ed Regis, Wired, June 2000 even by the standards of Washington, he's an adept at political intrigue and power politics See More Recent Examples on the Web Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The filmmakers also remain adept at finding companies to reach deep into their pockets, including for their latest endeavor, a sci-fi thriller titled Electric State. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 The platform’s algorithm is often considered the most adept at serving up related content that holds attention spans. Jo Constantz, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 Facyson battled injuries at times during his career and became adept at defending passes but never recorded another interception with the Hokies. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022 Landlords became more adept at inflating rents in return for giving tenants cash gifts and other incentives, creating a mirage of a strong market. Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Jirsa combines such glossy everyday objects — actual or simulated with adept trompe-l’oeil painting — as black plastic trash bags, pink neon-tube hearts and metallic Mylar balloons emblazoned with, of course, blithe grins. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 If politically adept Republicans had their way, the 2022 elections would be a referendum on Biden. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 They’re occasionally broken up by snowy exteriors that are no more welcoming in Ludovica Isidori’s adept cinematography. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 1 July 2020 Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. Bruce Pascoe, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2020 Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020 Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020 From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. Erik Sherman, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020 The Bills addressed some of Allen’s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who’s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated, 14 June 2019 As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers’ surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American, 22 May 2019 See More
Adjective
Insiders say there is no immediate urgency to fill the job, as Warner Bros. studio chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy are seen as adept stewards of the current slate of DC projects. Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 The filmmakers also remain adept at finding companies to reach deep into their pockets, including for their latest endeavor, a sci-fi thriller titled Electric State. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 The platform’s algorithm is often considered the most adept at serving up related content that holds attention spans. Jo Constantz, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 Facyson battled injuries at times during his career and became adept at defending passes but never recorded another interception with the Hokies. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022 Landlords became more adept at inflating rents in return for giving tenants cash gifts and other incentives, creating a mirage of a strong market. Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Jirsa combines such glossy everyday objects — actual or simulated with adept trompe-l’oeil painting — as black plastic trash bags, pink neon-tube hearts and metallic Mylar balloons emblazoned with, of course, blithe grins. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 If politically adept Republicans had their way, the 2022 elections would be a referendum on Biden. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 They’re occasionally broken up by snowy exteriors that are no more welcoming in Ludovica Isidori’s adept cinematography. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022 Noun
Andela is now accepting applications from senior developers across the continent adept in the most in-demand web frameworks and program languages. Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 1 July 2020 Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. Bruce Pascoe, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2020 Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020 Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020 From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. Erik Sherman, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2020 The Bills addressed some of Allen’s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who’s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated, 14 June 2019 As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers’ surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American, 22 May 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
derivative of adept entry 2
Noun
borrowed from New Latin adeptus "one who has attained a high degree of proficiency (as in alchemy or hermetic philosophy)," going back to Latin, "having attained," past participle of adipīscī "to arrive at, attain," from ad- ad- + apīscī "to seize hold of, obtain," perhaps an inchoative derivative from the base of apere "to join" — more at apt entry 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of adept was in 1674 adjective
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