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外刊例句
- Since then, they have got vastly more dexterous, mobile and autonomous.
后来,它们变得灵巧、机动和自主多了。
——《经济学人》 - She was patient, keen-eyed and dexterous.
她很有耐心、目光敏锐且手巧。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] showing or having skill, especially with the hands
[形容词] (尤指用手)表现出或拥有技巧的
深入解读
Dexterous (也可拼作 dextrous)一词由拉丁语 dexter (有技巧的)+后缀 -ous (有……性质的、属于……的、如……的、有……的、多……的)构成而来,最早出现于17世纪,用来形容身体(尤其是双手)“灵巧的、熟练的、敏捷的”,常作正式用语使用,侧重强调熟练专业以及随之而来的在操作或移动上的轻松、敏捷和优雅。比如:
从这个概念出发, dexterous 还拓展用来形容人“聪明的、伶俐的、机敏的”,常意味着有能力快速有效地思考或出色地解决困难的事情。比如:
- 他不仅是一个满口大话的人,也是一个机敏的辩论者,能迅速地应对盘问。
He is not only full of boasts but also a dexterous debater who deals swiftly with interrogators.
名著用例
He was rather dexterous in avoiding everything that would suggest that he knew anything of Carrie's past. He kept away from personalities altogether, and confined himself to those things which did not concern individuals at all.
他态度圆活,避开任何让人看出他知道嘉莉过去的话题。他的谈话完全不涉及个人,只说些和任何人无关的事情。
出自美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛(Theodore Dreiser)创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》(Sister Carrie)。
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