prowess n.

釋義：great ability or skill

“prowess”是個(gè)不可數(shù)名詞，意思是“高超的技藝” “深厚的造詣”，表達(dá)某人擅長(zhǎng)某事時(shí)就可以用到它。

例① 我們常戲稱俄羅斯是“戰(zhàn)斗民族”，很大程度上是因?yàn)槎砹_斯人以英勇善戰(zhàn)而著名。這時(shí)除了用“be good at”表達(dá)這個(gè)意思，還可以說(shuō)：

The Russians are famed for their prowess in battle. （“their prowess in battle”就是指“在戰(zhàn)斗這一方面很厲害”）

prowess 也經(jīng)常和形容詞搭配使用，表示在某一方面有杰出的才能，比如“語(yǔ)言天賦”就可以說(shuō)成“l(fā)anguage/linguistic prowess”，“善于講價(jià)”就可以用到“bargaining prowess”。

例② 諸葛亮以智力、軍事才能超群而聞名。

Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.（“intellectual and military prowess”表示“在智力和軍事上有杰出的才能”）

例③《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中也經(jīng)常用到 prowess，比如在提到中國(guó)的南通市時(shí)寫到：

Nantong, a city about 150km north of Shanghai, demonstrates both China's prowess in infrastructure and what seems to be a newfound restraint.

提到丘吉爾時(shí)寫到：

Over-confident of his prowess as a strategist, he made serious mistakes during the second world war, too.

1. 使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查 “prowess”

academic, athletic, golfing, intellectual, military, physical, technical ~, etc.

學(xué)術(shù)造詣、體育運(yùn)動(dòng)造詣、高爾夫球球技、智力、軍事才能、體能、技術(shù)才能等。

demonstrate/show~ 顯示出高超的才能

boast about/of ~ 夸耀非凡的技能

admire 欽佩高超的本領(lǐng)

be famed/famous for ~ 以高超的技藝而聞名

~ as 作為…的杰出本領(lǐng): He boasted of his prowess as a lover. 他自夸是戀愛高手。

~ at 在…方面的杰出才能: her prowess at tennis 她高超的網(wǎng)球技術(shù)

~ in 在…方面的非凡技能:

The Gurkhas are famed for their prowess in battle. 廓爾喀人以英勇善戰(zhàn)著稱。

~ with 以…來(lái)展現(xiàn)高超技能:Their striker demonstrated all his prowess with the boot. 他們的前鋒以大腳射門充分展示了精湛的球技。

2. 翻譯: 他是個(gè)讓人羨慕的學(xué)霸。

His academic prowess at? is much enviable.

（參考翻譯：His academic/exam-acing prowess is the envy of his peers. 或者 He is the envy of his cohorts by demonstrating his prowess in exams.）