deft

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a. 敏捷熟练的, 灵巧的

发音

UK /dɛft/
US /dɛft/

词形变化

defter 比较级 defter deftest deftest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Quick and neat in action; skillful.

    He assembled it in one fluid, deft motion.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

dexterous dextrous

近义相关 1

adroit

词源

From Middle English defte, daft (“gentle”), from Old English dæfte (“mild, gentle, meek”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”), derived from *dabaną (“to be suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“fitting, fit together”). Near cognates include Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃 (gadōfs, “suitable”), West Frisian deftich (“distinguished”), Dutch deftig (“distinguished”), German deftig (“coarse”). Further cognates include Russian добро (dobro, “wealth, good”) and Latin faber (“craftsman; skillful”). Doublet of daft.

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