proficient

熟達した、堪能な

学習や練習を重ねて、物事を上手にできる。

やさしい英語で： Able to do something well because you have learned and practised it.

• She is proficient in English.
• He became proficient at repairing bicycles.
• We need someone proficient in spreadsheet software.

使い方： proficient in something (She is proficient in three languages.); proficient at doing something (He is proficient at editing videos.)

類義語： skilled, competent, capable

反対語： unskilled, incompetent

よく使う表現： proficient in something, proficient at something, proficient user

達人、熟練者

ある活動や分野にとても優れた技術や知識を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is very skilled in a particular activity or subject.

• He was a proficient in music.
• Only a proficient could repair such delicate work.
• The academy welcomed proficients in several arts.

使い方： a proficient in something (She was regarded as a proficient in painting.)

類義語： expert, master

反対語： beginner, novice

よく使う表現： a proficient in, an accomplished proficient