adroit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·droit /əˈdrɔɪt/ adjective INTELLIGENTclever and skilful, especially in the way you use words and arguments 机敏的，灵巧的；〔尤指〕口齿伶俐的 SYN skilled an adroit negotiator 一个谈判高手 —adroitly adverb —adroitness noun [uncountable]
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adroit• The subdivision of stock into subject groups calls for flexible and adroit administration.• They are highly efficient and especially adroit at cutting out excessive steps and cumbersome procedures.• Self-defeating organizations are nothing if not adroit at minimizing the costs of their destructive or ineffectual actions.• They were remarkably adroit in their cultivation of the foreign press.• In the long run, however, adroit its marketing, takeover may be the only solution.• Employing such devices is a fine test of sheer writing skill, of careful and adroit manipulation of language.• Since then he has shown every sign of being a pragmatist, an adroit politician and a very hard worker.• One reason is that Clinton is a far more adroit politician than Dukakis.Origin adroit (1600-1700) French à droit “properly”a·droit adjectiveChineseSyllable
skilful, words the use Corpus you especially in clever way and
adroit
a‧droit /əˈdrɔɪt/
adjective
SYN skilled:
an adroit negotiator
—adroitly adverb
—adroitness noun [uncountable]
a‧droit /əˈdrɔɪt/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: à droit 'properly'
clever and skilful, especially in the way you use words and arguments Language: French
Origin: à droit 'properly'
SYN skilled:
—adroitly adverb
—adroitness noun [uncountable]