• adj. 熟练的；擅长…的
• n. 内行；能手

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根ept, 同apt, 合适的，熟能生巧的。

adept (adj.)

1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.

adept (n.)

"an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.

1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.

直接邮寄广告业在特卖品的包装方面已经变得非常熟练了。

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2. Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.

基齐很善于引导别人与其谈心。

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3. The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.

政府在制定自己独树一帜的外交政策时无比娴熟。

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4. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.

身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。

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5. When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept.

要说照相, 我不是内行.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》