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adroit 音标拼音: [ədr'ɔɪt] a. 熟练的,灵巧的,机敏的 熟练的,灵巧的,机敏的 adroit adj 1: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; " an exceptionally adroit pianist"; " an adroit technician"; " his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; " an adroit negotiator" [ ant: { maladroit}] Adroit \ A* droit"\, a. [ F. adroit; [` a] ( L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See { Direct}.] Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply. " Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant." -- Horsley. " He was adroit in intrigue." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready- witted. [ 1913 Webster] 90 Moby Thesaurus words for " adroit": Daedalian, adept, adroitness, apt, artful, artistic, astute, authoritative, brainy, bravura, bright, brilliant, canny, clean, clever, coordinated, crack, crackerjack, craft, cunning, cute, daedal, deft, deftness, dexterity, dexterous, dexterousness, dextrous, diplomatic, excellent, expert, expertise, fancy, gifted, good, goodish, graceful, handy, ingenious, intelligent, keen, keen- witted, know- how, magisterial, masterful, masterly, neat, neat- handed, nimble, nimble- witted, no dumbbell, no mean, not born yesterday, perspicacious, politic, pretty, professional, proficient, prowess, quick, quick- thinking, quick- witted, quite some, readiness, ready, resourceful, scintillating, sharp, sharp- witted, shrewd, skill, skillful, sleight, slick, slim, sly, smart, some, statesmanlike, steel- trap, stylish, subtle, tactful, talented, the compleat, the complete, virtuoso, well- done, wicked, workmanlike
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