adept

• adj.熟練した.
• n. 目利き; 専門家

接頭辞 ad- 「行く」「～へ」。語根eptは、apt、fit、skilfulと一緒に。

adept (adj.)

1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.

adept (n.)

"an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.

1. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.

ダイレクトメール広告業は特売品の包装に非常に熟練している。

2.Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.

キジは人を会話に導くのが上手だ。

3.The government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow.

政府は独自の外交政策を策定する際に非常に熟練している。

4.As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.

作曲家である彼は、大型演劇の創作において自分が熟練していることを証明した。

5.When it comes to photography，I 'm not an adept .

写真といえば、私は玄人ではありません。