talented
talented — adjective
1. A talented person has a natural ability, especially in a creative field, that al
A talented person has a natural ability, especially in a creative field, that allows them to perform much better than most people.
Rachid is a talented guitarist who can play many different styles of music.
talented + noun (guitarist)
The school's talented young athletes won several medals at the competition.
attributive: talented before noun
Antonia is so talented that she was offered a place at art college when she was sixteen.
Noa's teachers saw that she was talented at drawing and helped her develop her skills.
- gifted
Overlaps with 'talented' but is more common for intellectual ability; often implies inborn genius rather than developed skill.
- skilful
Focuses on practised ability rather than natural talent; a person can be skilful through training alone.
- accomplished
More formal; implies high achievement that has been recognised over time.
- untalented
Direct opposite; lacking natural ability.
- unskilled
Focuses on lack of training or experience rather than lack of natural talent.
文法句型
be + talented
talented + noun
talented at/in + noun/-ing
用法筆記
Often followed by 'at' or 'in' to show the area of ability: 'talented at drawing', 'talented in mathematics'. More common in creative and performing fields than in academic contexts, where 'gifted' is often preferred.