dexterous

英 ['dekst(?)r?s] 美['d?kstr?s]
  • adj. 靈巧的;敏捷的;慣用右手的

GRE暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?dexterously;

英文詞源


dexterous (adj.)
c. 1600, "convenient, suitable," formed in English from Latin dexter (see dexterity) + -ous. Meaning "skillful, clever" is from 1620s.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.
隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng),人通常會(huì)變得不再那么手巧。

來(lái)自辭典例句

2. He carried the others off their feet, glib, dexterous, voluble.
他叫大家發(fā)起狂來(lái),講得口若懸河, 伶俐乖巧, 滔滔不絕.

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. The manager was dexterous in [ at ] handling his staff.
那位經(jīng)理善于運(yùn)用 [ 調(diào)配 ] 他屬下的職員.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. I was secretly afraid of him when I saw him so dexterous.
看了他那股靈活勁兒,我心里倒是暗暗有幾分怕他.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. She is a dexterous typist.
她是一個(gè)靈敏熟練的打字員.

來(lái)自辭典例句