1. 这是什么词?
词:adept
英英释义:very good at doing something that is not easy
例句:Israelis are adept at turning ideas into viable businesses.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“adept” 是形容词,表示“熟练的” “擅长的”,常常可以用来替换 be good at,让表达更加简洁灵活。
我们想表达“高手”就可以用到 adept,后面常接 in 或者 at(更常见)。比如,我们常常会说以色列人很有生意头脑,很善于将点子变成赚钱的生意,就可以说:
Israelis are adept at turning ideas into viable businesses.
同样,这句话也可以套用到浙江、广东等省份的商人身上。
adept 也是《经济学人》中常用到的词。比如它说北朝鲜领导人时说:
He is proving to be an adept young dictator.
提到人工智能的发展时,它说:
AI has become more adept at recognizing speech.
《纽约客》在一篇文章中就同时用到了 adept 和我们学过的 prone:
He was adept at solving problems and at rallying workers, but he was brusque and obsessive, prone to belittle teammates who disagreed with him.
这段话是对谷歌和 Uber 的前雇员 Levandowski 的描写,他工作能力强但是脾气糟糕。
翻译:
Tom 不仅擅长写作,还擅长拍电影。
Tom is not only adept at writing, but also adept at making films.
(参考翻译:Tom is not only good at writing, but also adept at film-making. 或 Tom is an adept writer as well as an adept filmmaker.)
场景:我擅长与人分享音乐
造句:I'm adept at sharing music with people.