prowess
英 ['pra??s]
美 ['pra??s]
助記提示
1. proud => prowess.
2. proud => pride, prowess.
中文詞源
prowess 非凡的技能，造詣來自prow,勇敢的，-ess,名詞后綴。引申詞義非凡的技能，造詣。
英文詞源
- prowess
- prowess: see proud
- prowess (n.)
- late 13c., prouesse, from Old French proece "prowess, courage, brave deed" (Modern French prouesse), from prou, later variant of prud "brave, valiant," from Vulgar Latin *prodem (source also of Spanish proeza, Italian prodezza; see proud). Prow was in Middle English as a noun meaning "advantage, profit," also as a related adjective ("valiant, brave"), but it has become obsolete. "In 15-17th c. often a monosyllable" [OED].
雙語例句
- 1. The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess.
- 最出色、最聰明的學(xué)生們競相展示他們的才智。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was famous for his prowess as an athlete.
- 他作為一名運(yùn)動員以技藝高超而著稱.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer.
- 他總是吹噓自己板球水平高超。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Hurry had a respectable reputation for prowess among his associates.
- 赫利在和他相識的人中,素有勇敢豪俠的名聲.
來自辭典例句
- 5. We had to admire his prowess as an oarsman / his rowing prowess.
- 我們不能不佩服他那了不起的劃槳本領(lǐng).
來自辭典例句