showing great skill; perfect 技艺高超的;完美的 She was a consummate performer. 她是个技艺非凡的表演者。 He played the shot with consummate skill. 他以高超的技巧投球进篮。 - (disapproving)
a consummate liar 撒谎高手
Extra ExamplesShe played with consummate skill. 她演奏技巧高超。 The man was a consummate liar. 这个人是个彻头彻尾的骗子。 a consummate actor/politician 完美的演员/政治家
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConsummate is used with these nouns:- actor, actress
- diplomat
- ease
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Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘completed, accomplished’): from Latin consummat- ‘brought to completion’, from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’.