If someone is adroit, they are clever and skilful, especially in talk and in tight social moments — the person who answers a hard question without making anyone angry, or who turns an argument without looking as if they have ducked it.

If someone is adroit如果有人adroit, they are clever and skilful他們就是聰明又靈巧, especially in talk and in tight social moments尤其是在說話和緊張的社交場合裡 — the person那種人 who answers a hard question回答難題 without making anyone angry不會惹任何人生氣, or who turns an argument或轉移一個爭論 without looking as if they have ducked it卻不會看起來像在逃避.

You meet it in news and books about politics, law, and careful manners more than in the playground. It is a dressy, slightly French-feeling adjective; in ordinary speech people more often say clever, skilful, sharp, or good with words.

You你 meet it會遇到這個字 in news and books about politics, law, and careful manners在談政治、法律、待人謹慎的新聞和書裡 more than in the playground比在操場上多得多. It它 is a dressy, slightly French-feeling adjective是一個講究、帶點法文味的形容詞; in ordinary speech在一般口語裡 people人們 more often say更常說 clever, skilful, sharp, or good with words聰明、靈巧、機靈,或很會說話.

Though actually, the older picture behind it is “good with the right hand”: French à droit, “to the right,” because most people work more neatly with that hand. So adroit can still describe skilful hands, but learner English leans on the words-and-arguments sense.

Though actually不過其實, the older picture behind it它背後比較舊的圖像 is “good with the right hand”是「右手很靈巧」: French à droit法文à droit, “to the right,”意思是「往右邊」 because因為 most people大部分人 work more neatly with that hand用那隻手做事比較俐落. So所以 adroit adroit can still describe還是可以形容 skilful hands靈巧的手, but但 learner English學習者的英文 leans on更常用 the words-and-arguments sense說話和論辯這個意思.

It is a compliment with a cool edge — skill, not warmth.

It它 is a compliment with a cool edge是一種帶點冷調的稱讚 — skill, not warmth是技巧,不是溫暖.