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Masterful describes something done with great skill, like you really know what you're doing - a masterful painting, a masterful speech. There's also an older, less common use where 'masterful' describes a person who likes to control and boss other people around, but today most people use it to mean 'very skillful'.
精湛的、老練的
組成master + -ful (full of)
同家族的字
- masterpieceboth come from master - a masterpiece is a work made with the skill of a master
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
masterfuladj
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Of or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
- The brushwork on the skin tones was masterful.
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In the manner of a master; very skillful.
- The masterful conducting ensured the orchestra gave of their best.
- As Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman showed in his brilliant biography, Cheney deployed his masterful knowledge of policymaking to exert influence at all levels of government.
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Having or showing the qualities of a master vis-à-vis a dependent or subordinate; authoritative; domineering.
- ...do you not agree with me that I have a right to be a little masterful, abrupt; perhaps exacting, sometimes, on the grounds I stated...
- When John spoke in that masterful tone, Meg always obeyed, and never regretted her docility.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。