| 单词 | masterful |
| 释义 | masterful (once / 2112 pages) adj Someone masterful is really good at a particular task or skill. A masterful pianist is accomplished and experienced — in other words, she plays extremely well. A masterful stone mason builds beautiful, sturdy walls, and a masterful math teacher is capable of teaching even students who think they hate math how to solve complex equations. An alternate way to use this word is to mean "like a master" or "controlling and powerful." In fact, this is the word's original meaning, from the Latin root word magister, "chief, head, or director." WORD FAMILYmasterful: masterfully+/master: mastered, masterful, mastering, masteringly, masterless, masterly, masters, mastership, mastery, overmaster/masterly: masterlily/mastership: masterships/mastery: masteries/overmaster: overmastered, overmastering, overmasters USAGE EXAMPLESYou're seeing this big masterful kid just all over it, but it was music. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) The final installment of her masterful “Heart” trilogy extends the experimental singer-songwriter’s idiosyncratic spin on R&B and dance. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) John Gunther of Harper’s, meanwhile, wrote a razor-sharp account of Mussolini’s masterful manipulation of a U.S. press that couldn’t resist him. Salon(Dec 13, 2016) adj having or revealing supreme mastery or skill a masterful speaker masterful technique Syn consummate, masterly, virtuoso skilled having or showing or requiring special skill |
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