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adroit

/uh-droit/US // əˈdrɔɪt //UK // (əˈdrɔɪt) //

聪明的,狡猾的,巧妙的,狡黠的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
    • : cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.very able or skilled
Synonyms
adept娴熟,娴熟的,熟练掌握,娴熟的人artful艺术性的,艺术性,艺术的,艺术性强deft轻巧,轻巧的,轻便,轻便的masterful娴熟的,精湛的,高超的,娴熟nimble敏捷的,灵巧的,敏锐的,灵巧proficient精通,熟练掌握,熟练,熟练的skillful娴熟,娴熟的,熟练的,熟练apt适当的,合适的,适当,恰当的clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的clever聪明的,巧妙的,聪明,巧妙地crack裂缝,缝隙,裂纹,裂痕crackerjack霹雳火,饼干盒,霹雳棒,裂缝cunning狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡诈cute可爱的,可爱,可爱的人,可爱的人儿dexterous心灵手巧,心灵手巧的,轻巧,轻巧的expert专家,专家介绍,专家们foxy狡猾的,狡猾,狐狸精,狡猾的人good很好,不错,好,好的handy方便的,便利的,方便,便利hot tamale火热的玉米饼,烫手的玉米饼,热销的玉米饼,火热的玉米面ingenious巧妙的,灵巧的,巧妙,巧妙地neat整齐的,整洁的,整齐划一,整洁nifty小巧玲珑,小巧的,小巧,小巧玲珑的on the ball在球上,在球上的,在球体上,球上on the beam在梁上,在横梁上,在梁上的,在横梁上的quick on the trigger迅速扣动扳机,扣动扳机的速度,扣动扳机快,扳机快quick on the uptake迅速上手,反应迅速,迅速反应,反应敏捷quick-witted心灵手巧,心灵手巧的,机灵,机智savvy有经验的,有经验的人,有见识的,有见识的人sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利slick滑溜溜的,油嘴滑舌,滑溜溜,光滑的smart聪明,智能,聪明的,智慧up了,起来,起,上up to speed加速,加快推进,加速推进,跟上时代的步伐whiz咝咝声,咝咝声响,咝咝作响,呼呼wizard巫师,魔法师,向导,精灵

Examples

  • He is adroit and dry, and balances humor with the humanity of life.

  • There are many circles of influence and many adroit, if at times feuding, practitioners.

  • Modern circumstances require an adroit approach to the manner in which our foreign policy is being implemented.

  • Sometimes, to be unmemorable is to be adroit; and tonight, Obama was deeply unmemorable—and very adroit.

  • In Petraeus, Obama also gets an Afghan commander as adroit at handling the press as McChrystal was suicidal.

  • The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.

  • The adroit Mohammedan knew better than to trust his sahib and himself too long on the highway.

  • One or the other was always ready with an adroit question which brought out the whole story.

  • There was no applause as the little man outwitted his follower by an adroit dodge under the ticket wagon.

  • Priests the most adroit have overcharged religion with ceremonies, and practices, and mysteries.