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proficiently

/pɹɑˈfɪʃəntli/ adv

In a proficient manner.

Word Origin From Latin proficere 'to make progress, to accomplish' — proficiently means in a skilled, competent manner. The root facere 'to make, do' is one of the most productive in English: it gives us fact (something done), factory (place where things are made), efficient (making out), and perfect (made thoroughly). The breakdown pro+fic+ient shows 'forward-making'.

adv In a proficient manner.

The surgeon proficiently performed the complex operation.

(副词) 熟练地；精通地

外科医生熟练地完成了这台复杂的手术。

(adverbio) De manera competente o hábil.

El cirujano realizó con destreza la operación compleja.

(adverbe) avec compétence; avec maîtrise; habilement; expertement; en maître [Avec compétence et maîtrise.]

Le chirurgien a effectué proficiently l'opération complexe.

(Adverb) souverän; meisterhaft; kompetent [auf eine gekonnte oder kompetente Weise; mit großer Fertigkeit oder Erfahrung.]

Der Chirurg führte die komplexe Operation **proficiently** durch.

(副詞) 熟達して、上手に。高い技術と能力をもって。

外科医は複雑な手術を熟達して手際よくこなした。

(advérbio) com proficiência; proficientemente; com competência; com maestria [De maneira proficiente; com proficiência.]

O cirurgião realizou a operação complexa com proficiência.

Synonyms: competently skillfully expertly adeptly ably capably masterfully efficiently Antonyms: incompetently unskillfully amateurishly ineptly

Related words

proficiency fact factor factory faculty faction feasible feature

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