| 单词 | talent |
| 释义 | talent /tal"euhnt/, n. 1. a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing. 2. a capacity for achievement or success; ability: young men of talent. 3. a talented person: The cast includes many of the theater's major talents. 4. a group of persons with special ability: an exhibition of watercolors by the local talent. 5. Motion Pictures and Television. professional actors collectively, esp. star performers. 6. 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. 7. any of various ancient units of weight, as a unit of Palestine and Syria equal to 3000 shekels, or a unit of Greece equal to 6000 drachmas. 8. any of various ancient Hebrew or Attic monetary units equal in value to that of a talent weight of gold, silver, or other metal. 9. Obs. inclination or disposition. [bef. 900; ME, OE talente < L talenta, pl. of talentum < Gk tálanton balance, weight, monetary unit] Syn. 1. capability, gift, genius. See ability. |
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