英语词汇“adroitness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit, and so cynical, in their use of vitriol.

Walter Shapiro, Time, 10 July 1989 He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention.

V. S. Pritchett, "Goya … ," 1975, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Family medicine … is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you.

John McPhee, Table of Contents, 1984 She is adroit at handling problems. with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan

Recent Examples on the Web The characterizations by the ART cast are not just technically adroit but keenly particularized.

Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Aveline is adroit at navigating through 18-century Louisiana by presenting herself as a high society business executive, adventurer or enslaved worker.

Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness.

New York Times, 22 May 2022 Simultaneously straightforward and quirky, his music was deceptively constructed in ways that challenged even the most adroit musicians.

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022 That may partially explain why Biden’s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue’s.

The Editors, National Review, 26 May 2022 Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it.

Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Mar. 2022 Particularly striking in the work of Róisín Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature.

Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Old French, "handsome, elegant, skilled (in combat)," from a-, prefix, perhaps with intensive value (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + droit "straight, direct, true, regular," going back to Latin directus "straight, direct" — more at dress entry 1

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

单词	adroitness
释义	adroit adjective ə-ˈdrȯit : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations an adroit leader adroit maneuvers adroitly adverb adroitness noun Did you know? Adroit goes back to an Old French word meaning "handsome or elegant" as well as "skilled in combat." The adjective is still used to imply skillfulness, but usually not of the physical kind. Adroit most often describes cleverness that achieves one's purpose in spite of difficulties. Synonyms artful bravura deft delicate dexterous dextrous expert masterful masterly practiced practised skillful virtuoso workmanlike See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit, and so cynical, in their use of vitriol. Walter Shapiro, Time, 10 July 1989 He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention. V. S. Pritchett, "Goya … ," 1975, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Family medicine … is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you. John McPhee, Table of Contents, 1984 She is adroit at handling problems. with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan Recent Examples on the Web The characterizations by the ART cast are not just technically adroit but keenly particularized. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Aveline is adroit at navigating through 18-century Louisiana by presenting herself as a high society business executive, adventurer or enslaved worker. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. New York Times, 22 May 2022 Simultaneously straightforward and quirky, his music was deceptively constructed in ways that challenged even the most adroit musicians. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022 That may partially explain why Biden’s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue’s. The Editors, National Review, 26 May 2022 Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Mar. 2022 Particularly striking in the work of Róisín Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French, going back to Old French, "handsome, elegant, skilled (in combat)," from a-, prefix, perhaps with intensive value (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + droit "straight, direct, true, regular," going back to Latin directus "straight, direct" — more at dress entry 1 First Known Use 1652, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition adroit adjective ə-ˈdrȯit : having or showing great skill or cleverness an adroit leader adroitness noun 1 as in prowess mental skill or quickness shows a remarkable adroitness in identifying birds the moment they land at the feeder Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance prowess ability talent proficiency dexterity aptitude finesse competence cleverness expertise resourcefulness competency knack efficiency shrewdness sleight capability ingenuity artfulness capacity ingeniousness faculty canniness slyness savvy wiliness guile know-how cunning deviousness caginess cunningness sneakiness slickness craftiness subtleness sharpness artifice foxiness craft cageyness Antonyms & Near Antonyms ineptitude incompetence ineptness incompetency inadequacy obtuseness dulness stupidity fatuity slowness density dullness dumbness denseness foolishness simpleness witlessness mindlessness senselessness brainlessness dopiness stupidness doltishness See More 2 as in skillfulness subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something with the adroitness of a magician, she twisted the balloons into the shape of a monkey Synonyms & Similar Words skillfulness skill adeptness cunning deftness artfulness proficiency art artistry ease cleverness expertise masterfulness creativity talent aptitude knack expertness finesse dexterity handiness experience inventiveness ingenuity artifice craft flair knowledge learning gift know-how bent Antonyms & Near Antonyms artlessness ineptitude ineptness clumsiness awkwardness amateurishness incompetence crudeness rudeness incapacity maladroitness inability incapability inefficiency ineffectuality inefficacy inadequacy ineffectiveness ineffectualness klutziness inadequateness See More
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adroit

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