(of a person’s movements 人的动作 quick and showing skill 熟练的；灵巧的；机敏的 deft hands/fingers/footwork 灵活的手／手指／步法 He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush. 他用画笔熟练地勾上几笔，这幅画就完成了。 In one deft movement, he had her hand locked behind her back. 在一个灵巧的动作中，他把她的手锁在背后。
clever and showing skill 灵巧： 机灵且显示技巧her deft command of the language 她对这种语言的充分掌握
Word OriginMiddle English: variant of daft, in the obsolete sense ‘meek’.