English Dictionary

dexterous

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɛkstɹəs/

形容詞

古語 比喩的用法

Skillful with one's hands. / Skillful in some specific thing. / Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully. / (figuratively, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.

日本語の意味

手先が巧みで器用な / 特定分野で熟練した、技能に優れた / 俊敏で柔軟、流れるような動作ができる / （比喩的・古語的に）口辯や議論に長けた

The dexterous watchmaker repaired the intricate mechanism in under an hour.

手先が器用な時計職人は一時間足らずで複雑な機構を修理した。

意味（1）

Skillful with one's hands.

意味（2）

Skillful in some specific thing.

We went frequently out with this boat a-fishing; and as I was most dexterous to catch fish for him, he never went without me.

意味（3）

Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

意味（4）

(figuratively, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.

[…] the study [of law] renders men acute, inquisitive, dexterous, prompt in attack, ready in defense […]

more dexterous （ comparative ）

most dexterous （ superlative ）