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单词 proficient
释义 pro·fi·cient
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin proficient-, proficiens, present participle of proficere to go forward, make progress, accomplish, be advantageous, from pro- forward + -ficere (from facere to make, do) — more at pro-, do
: well advanced in an art, occupation, skill, or a branch of knowledge : unusually efficient
 < an experienced person, trained and proficient in his job — F.G.Nesbitt >
Synonyms:
 adept, skilled, skillful, expert, masterly: these adjectives all mean having the knowledge and experience to be extremely competent in a given line of work or endeavor. proficient stresses a competence derived from training and practice
  < a technically proficient pianist — Edward Sackville-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor >
  < proficient in mathematics and philosophy — H.H.Shenk >
  < proficient in the art of self-defense — G.B.Shaw >
  adept usually adds to proficient the idea of aptitude or cleverness
  < adept at speechmaking >
  < newspapers became adept at handling crime news — American Guide Series: California >
  < adept at making up with cosmetics and dress for what nature may not have given her — Walter Le Beau >
  skilled, for the most part interchangeable with proficient, usually suggests a proficiency in the technique of an art or profession but often in industrial use signifying only that one has met a minimum standard set up for a special type of work or job
  < contribute many skilled performers to the figure-skating troupes — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < a skilled musician >
  < skilled artisans >
  skillful stresses dexterity in execution or performance
  < skillful in sketching, pen portraiture and caricature — H.H.Reichard >
  < a fast, energetic and skillful campaign — G.W.Johnson >
  < skillful in the use of the hand tools — H.D.Burghardt & Aaron Axelrod >
  expert stresses extraordinary proficiency or adeptness
  < an expert mimic — Alexander Forbes >
  < an expert horseman >
  < expert and inept raconteurs — Yale Review >
  masterly, usually applying to the thing executed or accomplished, adds to the idea of competence and adeptness that of confident control
  < his command of English was so masterly — Lucien Price >
  < in two masterly sentences he summed up Captain Guy's character — Herman Melville >
  < a masterly accomplishment in workmanship, detail, and symbolism — American Guide Series: New York City >
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : one that shows signs of definite progress to his objective
2. : one well advanced in any business, art, science, or branch of learning : adept, expert
 < Shakespeare is their true proficient — I.A.Richards >
 < she was a proficient in music — T.L.Peacock >
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