"dexterous" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 靈巧的
• 靈活的

Definition

能夠熟練、迅速地完成任務，尤其是用手；也可以表示思維敏捷。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或文學語境，常和“手”“手指”搭配。也可比喻頭腦靈活。通常不用於描述一般技巧，而是高難度或優雅技藝。

Examples

He is very dexterous with his hands when building models.

他用手做模型時非常**靈巧**。

A dexterous surgeon can perform complicated operations.

一位**靈巧的**外科醫生能做複雜的手術。

Her dexterous fingers moved quickly over the piano keys.

她的手指**靈巧地**在鋼琴鍵上舞動。

He’s so dexterous, he can solve a Rubik’s cube in seconds.

他非常**靈巧**，能在幾秒鐘內還原魔方。

Her dexterous handling of difficult customers really impressed me.

她**巧妙**地應對了難纏的顧客，讓我印象深刻。

You need to be pretty dexterous to do magic tricks like that.

做那樣的魔術需要非常**靈巧**。