adroit /əˈdrɔɪt/
(a.)熟練的,靈巧的,機敏的
A·droit a. 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.”
Syn: -- Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
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adroit
adj 1: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool
prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick
perception of what is possible--these distinguish an
adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an
ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" [syn: clever,
ingenious]
2: 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]