adroit
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
droit
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
adroit
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
熟练的, 灵巧的
Dissection of adroit
adroit = a- (=ad-, to) + droit (right);
adroit = using right hand which was thought to be more dexterous than left hand in ancient Rome
adroit = extended further to mean having or showing skill, cleverness in doing things
Now Repeat my Dissection
adroit = using right hand which was thought to be more dexterous than left hand in ancient Rome
adroit = extended further to mean having or showing skill, cleverness in doing things
Important roots for this word:
ad-
droit
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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