consummate1
adjective/kənˈsʌmət/, /ˈkɒnsəmət/
/ˈkɑːnsəmət/
[usually before noun] (formal)- showing great skill; perfect
技艺精湛的；高超的；完美的 - She was a consummate performer.
她是个技艺非凡的表演者。 - He played the shot with consummate skill.
他以高超的技巧投球进篮。 - (disapproving) a consummate liar
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Extra Examples- She played with consummate skill.
她演奏技巧精湛。 - The man was a consummate liar.
这个男人是个十足的骗子。 - a consummate actor/politician
完美的演员/政治家
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConsummate is used with these nouns:- actor, actress
- diplomat
- ease
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘completed, accomplished’): from Latin consummat- ‘brought to completion’, from the verb consummare, from con- ‘altogether’ + summa ‘sum total’, feminine of summus ‘highest, supreme’. - She was a consummate performer.