- adept (at/in something) | adept (at/in doing something)
good at doing something that is quite difficult synonym skilful内行的;熟练的;擅长的 He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk. 他变得善于让最害羞的学生说话。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2She is equally adept in the pop and classical fields. 她在流行和古典领域都是内行。 He was extremely adept at avoiding getting caught. 他非常善于避免被抓住。 They soon became adept at bartering in the market. 他们很快就变得擅长在市场上以物易物。
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin adeptus ‘achieved’, past participle of adipisci ‘obtain, attain’.