The cartographer was adept at using both traditional surveying tools and modern satellite imagery to create accurate maps.
这位制图师擅长运用传统测量工具和现代卫星图像绘制精确地图。
Which choice best defines “adept”?
C — Skilled, expert. “adept” means skilled, expert.
Which word means “skilled, expert”?
C — adept. “adept” means skilled, expert.
adept — skilled, expert. In Chinese: 熟练的，擅长的.
adept is pronounced /əˈdept/.
The cartographer was adept at using both traditional surveying tools and modern satellite imagery to create accurate maps. (这位制图师擅长运用传统测量工具和现代卫星图像绘制精确地图。)
skilled, expert, proficient — all close in meaning to adept (skilled, expert).
inept, unskilled — each the opposite of adept (skilled, expert).
Yes. adept is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ad(to)+ept(adapt).