talent
noun
uk/ˈtæl.ənt/us/ˈtæl.ənt/talentnoun(NATURAL ABILITY)
B1[CorU]
(someone who has) anaturalabilityto be good at something,especiallywithout beingtaught:
天分，天赋；天才，有天分者Her talentformusicshowedat an earlyage.她小时候就表现出了音乐天赋。
Hisartistictalents werewastedin hisboringjob.他的艺术天分被枯燥乏味的工作消磨殆尽。
Synonyms
aptitude
flair
gift(ABILITY)
- She hasloadsofnaturaltalent as arunnerand withrigoroustrainingshe could be aworld-beater.
- Iplaythepianotolerablywell, though I have noparticulartalent for it.
- Musicallyspeaking, thisbandhas a lot of talent.
- She has aGod-giventalent as apainter.
- Creativity,ingenuityandflairare the songwriter'srealtalents.
Skill, talent and ability
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- adroitness
- chop
- endowment
- flair
- forte
- functional skills
- functioning
- genius
- muscle memory
- non-technical
- polish
- prestidigitation
- proficiency
- speciality
- wizardry
- workmanship
talentnoun(ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE)
[U]UKslangmainlyhumorous
peoplewho aresexuallyattractive:
性感尤物There was plenty of talent at thepartylastnight.昨晚的聚会上有许多佳丽。
talentnoun(UNIT OF WEIGHT)
[C]
anancientunitofweight:
She isbelievedto have given Solomon 120 talents ofgold.
The Mesopotamian talentweighs30.8kilograms.
Measurements of weight & mass
- atomic mass
- BMI
- body mass index
- carat
- centigram
- ct
- cwt
- G, g
- gm
- grammage
- hundredweight
- mg
- microgram
- milligram
- ounce
- oz
- pound
- st
- ton
- weigh