Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13923
adepts
专家；能手；内行
adepts is the plural of adept.
a person who is highly skilled or proficient in a particular activity or field
- 1.
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
在某方面完全熟练或精通的人；专家。
- 2.
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
在任何领域中技艺高超的人
在某方面完全熟练或精通的人；专家。；在任何领域中技艺高超的人；能手；内行
In use
She is an adept at troubleshooting computer problems, often solving issues in minutes.
The restaurant's head chef is a known adept in French cuisine, having trained in Paris.
As a negotiation adept, he managed to secure a beneficial deal for both parties.
be an adept at [something]
作为名词时表示“能手、专家”；at 后接具体技能或活动。
She is an adept at solving complex puzzles.
她是解复杂谜题的能手。
be an adept in [field]
in 后接领域或学科名称，at 后接具体技能或活动。
He is an adept in classical Chinese painting.
他是中国古典绘画领域的专家。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- an adept at chess
- 国际象棋高手
- He is an adept at chess and rarely loses a game.他是国际象棋高手，很少输棋。
- an adept in the art of negotiation
- 谈判艺术的行家
- The ambassador is an adept in the art of negotiation.这位大使是谈判艺术的行家。
- a martial arts adept
- 武术高手
- She is a martial arts adept who has trained since childhood.她是自幼习武的武术高手。
- an adept of the occult
- 神秘学行家
- In the novel, the hero is an adept of the occult.在小说中，主角是一位神秘学行家。
Synonyms
- expert
- 专家；内行 · 与adept同为正式用词，强调知识或经验精深，适用于专业领域；多数语境可替换adept。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 adept 拆成 a dept（一个部门），“一个部门里的老手”就是专家。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、professional profiles 作名词时意为“专家、能手”，多用于正式文章、文学或专业描述中；口语中较少单独使用，更常见的是形容词形式“adept at”。
Grammar Note
常与at或in连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 adept（/əˈdɛpt/）押韵：accept /əkˈsɛpt/、except /ɪkˈsɛpt/、inept /ɪnˈɛpt/、intercept /ˌɪntərˈsɛpt/（重音均在 /ɛpt/）。注意拼写相近但不押韵：adapt /əˈdæpt/、adopt /əˈdɒpt/（美式常读 /əˈdɑːpt/）；concept /ˈkɑːnsɛpt/ 虽以 -ept 结尾，但重音在首音节，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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