adroit的词源
英文词源
- adroit (adj.)
- 1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from French adroit, from phrase à droit "according to right," from Old French à "to" (see ad-) + droit "right," from Late Latin directum "right, justice," accusative of Latin directus "straight" (see direct (v.)). Related: Adroitly; adroitness.
中文词源
发音释义:[ə'drɔɪt] adj. 敏捷的,灵巧的;熟练的
结构分析:adroit = a(处于)+ droit(正确的)→动作恰当→灵巧、敏捷→熟练
词源解释:droit←拉丁语directum(正确)←拉丁语directus(直的)
同源词:direct(直接的,指引),maladroit(笨拙的)
趣味记忆:(联想)adroit→Android(安卓)智能手机操作系统→灵巧而敏捷
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:adroit 词源,adroit 含义。
前缀ad-, 去,往。-droit, 单词direct的法语变体。指直的,正确的,好的,灵巧的。