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prow·ess
praU ihs
noun
great skill or talent; superior ability.He was small, but his prowess as a fighter was well-known and the bullies left him alone.
exceptional strength, courage, or ability in battle.
早在13世纪, prouesse 就表示“勇敢的行为”; 到了1300年左右,它表示“军事勇气和战斗技巧的结合”,源自古法语 proece “勇气、勇敢的行为”(现代法语 prouesse),源自 prou,后来变成 prud “勇敢的、英勇的”,源自通俗拉丁语 *prodem(源头还包括西班牙语 proeza 、意大利语 prodezza;,参见 proud(形容词))。Prow 在中古英语中是一个名词,表示“优势、利润”,也是一个相关的形容词(“勇敢的、英勇的”),但现已过时。 “在15-17世纪经常是一个单音节”[OED]。
高超技能
Middle English prouesse, from Anglo-French pruesse, prowesse, from prou
The first known use of prowess was in the 13th century
proximitynoun
the state or condition of being near : nearness
proxynoun
authority held by one person to act for another (as in voting)
a person holding authority to act for another
a written paper giving a person such authority
prowlverb
to move about or wander in a secretive manner in or as if in search of prey
to roam over like a wild beast
prowl the streets
prowessnoun
great bravery especially in battle
very great ability
athletic prowess
1 What I lack in knitting prowess I am making up for with a quilting needle.
2 It was one of the planes that crossed over from being the love object of flyers and aviation insiders to a broadly known symbol of US technological prowess and bravery.
3 As for Broadway, several producers are hopeful that the 67-year-old Ms. Midler has caught the theater bug again and will consider another play or musical at some point, given her box office prowess.
4 Enlightenment, however, doesn’t come easily — and that’s where the controlled tension and reckless prowess of Cloud Gate’s dancers come into the picture.
5 Jafa’s montage interweaves often shocking instances of violence, abuse and abasement with moments of everyday beauty, footage of athletic prowess, spiritual transport and dance.
6 Stereotypes about the sexual prowess of black people have an equally illustrious presence in literature, journalism and art.
7 The big spearwife narrowed her eyes and said, "If the crow would join the free folk, let him show us his prowess and prove die truth of him."
8 As with many of Mr. Adams’s studio acts, Musique was in a way just a front for his own musical prowess.
9 Terror’s nickname comes from his prowess on the soccer field, but he was just as formidable in a debate.
10 This military parade is not necessarily a good measure of the PLA's combat prowess.
此次国庆阅兵未必能够很好地衡量中国人民解放军的作战能力.
11 Marcus had proved his prowess in the ring by pulverizing all challengers.
拳击台上,马科斯彻底击败了所有挑战者,从而证明了他高超的本领.
12 This prowess has seldom been recognized by outsiders “because of an inheritance of very limited and narrow stereotypes,” he said.
13 And my dormant kitchen prowess never did show up.
14 Long before Katniss Everdeen was impressing her oppressors with her archery skills in “The Hunger Games,” another intrepid fictional heroine was demonstrating her prowess.
15 Mr. Redman has always been a fluid technician, but the inner glow in his tone throughout the night, along with the grace and clarity of his ideas, suggested new levels of prowess.
16 His grandsire had been slain by Robert at Summer- hall; somehow this had elevated his slayer to godlike prowess in the grandson’s eyes.
17 “Apocalypse,” released digitally last week and due out on CD and vinyl on July 9, is an outlet for his instrumental prowess, his taste in soulful retro-futurism and his slyly ingenuous songwriting.
18 The episodes of Geordie Shore I saw were bursting with insecure teenagers, masking their lack of confidence with nonstop boasting about their sexual prowess and grooming regimes.
19 The tribes men sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
部族成员们唱着得胜曲, 描绘着自己在战斗中的英勇无敌.
20 Mine was simple: a “KK” with a circle around it, standing for Kid Kupid, an alter ego I assumed to advertise my largely imaginary prowess with the young ladies.
1 勇敢
yeomanly boldhearted procacious game bold brave masculine stout gritty courageous fearless spirited manly valiant gallant undaunted dauntless high-spirited valorous doughty mettlesome manful stouthearted gamy great-hearted stronghearted boldly bravely stoutly daringly manfully audaciously chivalrously intrepidly pluckily gamily courage daring bravery manhood boldness hardiness gallantry fearlessness grittiness stoutness valiance braveness stalwart pretty proud tall Martial heroic hardy intrepid dashing spunky wight prow ballsy soldierly gutty lionhearted chin-up heart-whole high-hearted soldierlike unterrified greathearted dareful gamely audacity hardihood gameness hardiment
3 造诣
7 英勇
heroism valour heroic valiant pretty soldier courageous prow homeric valorous bravery valor romantic warlike soldierly manful soldierlike daring
8 非凡的才能
9 技巧
technical gymnastics acrobatics hand art address science facility conduct technique trick mechanism finesse mannerism artifice technic
10 豪勇
12 杰出才能