knack
英[næk]
美[næk]
- n. 诀窍；本领；熟练技术；巧妙手法
词态变化
复数: knacks;
助记提示
1. knack→音“耐渴”→骆驼具有耐渴的特殊能力.
2. knack→knock(v. 敲，敲打)→敲门，窍门-------中英文均谐音，不是巧合胜似巧合，真是巧合中的巧合。
3. 谐音“耐克”------“耐克”品牌成功的窍门、诀窍。
中文词源
knack 技能，本领
词源不详，可能来自拟声词，击打的声音。原义为花招，诡计，后引申词义特殊的技能，本领。
英文词源
- knack (n.)
- mid-14c., "deception, trick, device," of uncertain origin, probably from a Low German word meaning "a sharp sounding blow" (compare Middle English knak, late 14c.; German knacken "to crack"), of imitative origin. Sense of "special skill" is first recorded 1580s, if this is in fact the same word. In old slang (mid-18c.-mid-19c.) nacky meant "full of knacks; ingenious, dexterous."
双语例句
- 1. She has a knack of landing herself right in the soup.
- 她老是让自己的处境很尴尬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I have a knack for making friends, you know," she added meaningfully.
- “你知道，我交朋友有一套的，”她故意补充说。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It's easy, once you've got the knack.
- 你一旦掌握这个技能就容易了。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Making omelettes isn't difficult, but there's a knack to it.
- 做煎蛋饼并不难, 但有窍门.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. There is a knack in tying ropes together.
- 把绳子绑在一起有点技巧.
来自《简明英汉词典》