talent

talent

native ability or aptitude in a special field: a talent for art or music
Not to be confused with:ability – a general word for power, native or acquired, enabling one to do things well: an ability for mathcapacity – actual or potential ability to perform or withstand: a capacity for hard workfaculty – a natural ability for a particular kind of action: a faculty for choosing the right friends

tal·ent

T0023700 (tăl′ənt)n.1. a. A marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment: has a rare talent for music.b. Natural endowment or ability of a superior quality: The play has a cast of immense talent.c. A person or group of people having such ability: The company makes good use of its talent.2. A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.

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[Middle English, inclination, disposition, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, balance, sum of money, from Greek talanton; see telə- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, Middle English, from Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl. of talentum, from Greek talanton.]

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tal′ent·ed adj.tal′ent·less adj.tal′ent·less·ness n.

talent

(ˈtælənt) n1. innate ability, aptitude, or faculty, esp when unspecified; above average ability: a talent for cooking; a child with talent. 2. a person or persons possessing such ability3. (Historical Terms) any of various ancient units of weight and money4. informal members of the opposite sex collectively, esp those living in a particular place: the local talent. 5. an obsolete word for inclination[Old English talente, from Latin talenta, pl of talentum sum of money, from Greek talanton unit of money or weight; in Medieval Latin the sense was extended to ability through the influence of the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30)] ˈtalented adj

tal•ent

(ˈtæl ənt)

n. 1. a special, often creative natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing. 2. a person or persons with special ability, esp. in a particular field: the theater's major talents; the local talent. 3. a power of mind or body considered as given to a person for use and improvement: so called from the parable in Matt. 25:14–30. 4. any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of the Middle East equal to 3000 shekels, or of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas. 5. any of various ancient monetary units equal to the value of a talent weight of gold or silver. 6. Obs. inclination or disposition. [before 900; Middle English, Old English talente < Latin talenta, pl. of talentum < Greek tálanton balance, weight, monetary unit] tal′ent•ed, adj. syn: See ability.

Talent

 an abundance or plenty; persons of ability collectively; actors collectively; girls collectively.Examples: talent of his hatred, 1635; rising talent of the kingdom, 1838; talent of the stage, 1885.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	talent - natural abilities or qualities endowment, natural endowment, giftnatural ability - ability that is inheritedhang, knack, bent - a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"flair, genius - a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"raw talent - powerfully impressive talent
	2.	talent - a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activityexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

talent

noun ability, gift, aptitude, power, skill, facility, capacity, bent, genius, expertise, faculty, endowment, forte, flair, knack Both her children have a talent for music.Quotations
"Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it" [Maya Angelou]
"Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can" [E.G. Bulwer-Lytton]
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear]

talent

nounAn innate capability:aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, knack, turn.

Translations

天才天资才能

talent

(ˈtӕlənt) noun a special ability or cleverness; a skill. a talent for drawing. 天賦，才能 天资，才能 ˈtalented adjective (negative untalented) naturally clever or skilful; having or showing great ability. a talented pianist. 有才能的 有才能的

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