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单词 deftness
释义
deftness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdeft.nəs/us
/ˈdeft.nəs/
thequalityof beingskilful,clever, orquick:
熟练；机敏；敏捷
Thedevicemust be used only with thegreatestcareand deftness oftouch.使用该设备时必须非常小心，谨慎操作。
The Government has alreadyshowna deftness that hassurprisedpoliticiansin bothparties.政府表现出令两党政客都感到惊讶的机敏手腕。
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  • He hasshowncommunicationskillsandpoliticaldeftness.
  • Herlatestnoveldisplayshercharacteristicdeftness withlanguage.
  • Thefigurewasmodelledinwaxwithextraordinarydeftness.
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  • functioning
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(Definition ofdeftnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeftness

deftness
It was only once he was dead that people were free to admire hisdeftnesswithout fear he would expose them.
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This kaleidoscope of evidence is presented withdeftnessand judgement, a minimum of comment and summary and a truly magisterial command of a huge subject.
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What we really want is imaginative constitutional reform delivered to the people of this country with adeftnessof touch, in the shortest possible time.
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We want not adroitness ordeftnessbut the truth.
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He guided the subcommittee with the samedeftnessduring our deliberations.
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What about all those unemployed workers who have acquired their skill and knowledge with every degree ofdeftnessand trustworthiness?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I congratulate him on hisdeftnessin devising this escape for us.
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Who was more surprising in thedeftnessof his strokes and his counter-strokes?
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Few of us can match the depth ordeftnessof his analysis.
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There was hardly anything comparable to thedeftness, skill, readiness and power which he displayed.
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He was adored for hisdeftnessin speech.
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She applies thisdeftnessto her installation artwork.
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They have good strength,deftnessand agility and can use healing magic as well.
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By confining him to humour we tend to become unresponsive to his equaldeftnessin handling other human emotions, especially pathos.
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Students learn to work as a team and to work with skill anddeftness.
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