(of a person) able to express oneself easily and articulately (人)表达流利的 a fluent speaker and writer on technical subjects. 对技术问题表达流利的演讲人和作家。 ■(of a person) able to speak or write a particular foreign language easily and accurately (人)外语说写流利的 she became fluent in French and German. 她能熟练运用法语和德语了。 ■(of a foreign language) spoken accurately and with facility (外语)口头流利表达的 he spoke fluent Spanish. 他的西班牙语讲得很熟练。 ■(of speech, language, movement, or style) smoothly graceful and easy (讲话,语言,动作,风度)优美自如的 his style of play was fast and fluent. 他的动作风格轻快优美。 ■able to flow freely; fluid 畅流的;能流动的 a fluent discharge from the nose. 鼻部流涕。
派生 fluently adverb 语源
late 16th cent. (also in the literal sense 'flowing freely or abundantly'): from Latin fluent- 'flowing', from the verb fluere