词汇释义
versed TEM8 GRE
UK /vɜːst/ US /vɝːst/
adj, If you are versed in or well versed in something, you know a lot about it.精通的，通晓的
外刊例句
1. Like many entrepreneurs, he knew how to create a product that people liked, but he was not as well versed in the details of the business.(New York Times)
2. If seeking this special enrollment, applicants may need to ask for a supervisor when calling healthcare.gov, said Straw, as front-line staff may not be as well versed in the exception.(Seattle Times)
3. He is well versed in the red tape, both as a care provider and as a consumer trying to navigate the labyrinth that is Medicare — the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older.(Washington Post)
4. Even for people well versed in technology, the volume and specificity of location-data collection was shocking.(New York Times)
5. The report repeats recommendations that pilots be better versed in emergency procedures aware of past aircraft problems.(Seattle Times)
6. Google instead offered its chief lawyer, Kent Walker, who it argued was better versed in the issues.(New York Times)
7. Reporters are also well versed in filing from their cars, Waffle Houses or the side of the road.(New York Times)
8. While both writers were well versed on items common to the South and Southwest - like beans, corn and chilies - each introduced different ingredients to the other.(Washington Times)
9. At some point, the focus of the probe will turn directly to Mr. Cuomo, Mr. Mintzer said, though that is likely to happen only once investigators are fully versed in the case.(New York Times)
10. “I am versed in the investigation of advance fee fraud, money laundering, public sector corruption and other financial crime-related issues,” he said during the confirmation.(Reuters)
11. Mr. McConnell held private disdain for Mr. Trump and saw a flawed personality with a sketchy history who was not at all versed in the customs and rites of Washington.(New York Times)
12. Smart reforms would include giving civilians well versed in law enforcement a muscular role in reviewing and investigating alleged misconduct.(Washington Post)
词汇搭配
be (well) versed in
词汇来源
"practiced, conversant, acquainted," c. 1600, from past participle of obsolete verse "to turn over" (a book, subject, etc.) in study or investigation, from French verser "to turn, revolve" as in meditation (12c.), from Latin versare "be employed, busy oneself," literally "to turn to, turn often; think over," frequentative of vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend").
近义词
acquainted, conversed, familiar, informed, knowledgeable
反义词
unknowledgeable,unacquainted,ignorant, unfamiliar, uninformed
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