adroit
adroit 英 [əˈdrɔɪt] 美 [əˈdrɔɪt]
adj. 敏捷的，灵巧的；熟练的
- Someone who is adroit is clever and skillful. An adroit leader will be able to persuade people to go with his ideas. An adroit sculptor can turn a lump of clay into an object of great beauty.
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- adj. 敏捷的，灵巧的；熟练的
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1. The most adroit hand gesture in the world will not save you if your message is weak or nonexistent.
如果你要表达的信号太弱或者没有意义，就算用上世上最熟练的手部动作也帮不了你。
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2. The big unknown is whether the Chinese leadership can be adroit enough to maintain domestic stability.
最大的未知数是中国的领导层是否具有足够的熟练维持国内稳定。
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3. But Mr Penn, with a sharp eye for detail and adroit use of a gifted historical imagination, lets readers relive them.
但是佩恩对细节进行精准的把握，对天赋异禀的历史想象力进行熟练的运用使得读者能够复活这些故事。
- adroit (adj.) 1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from French adroit, which by Old French had senses "upright (physically and morally); able, clever, skillful; well-formed, handsome; on the right-hand side; veritable," from adverbial phrase à droit "according to right," from Old French à "to" (see ad-) + droit, dreit "right," from Late Latin directum "right, justice," accusative of Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to direct, to guide, keep straight" (from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line," thus "to lead, rule"). It expresses prominently the idea of a trained hand. Related: Adroitly; adroitness.
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