knack

IPA/næk/
KK[nˈæk]IPA/næk/

knack — 名詞

1. a natural feel for handling a certain task well and with little effort.

1.名詞C1
釋義

天分；本事

做某事特別上手的能力

a natural feel for handling a certain task well and with little effort.

例句

Dahlia has a knack for calming nervous dogs before the vet visit.

Dahlia 很有本事，能在看獸醫前安撫緊張的狗。

have a knack for + -ing

Tomás showed a knack for fixing old radios after one lesson.

Tomás 上一課後就顯出修理老收音機的天分。

常見搭配
  • have a knack for something
  • a knack for languages
  • a knack for timing
同義詞
  • skill

    broader and often linked to training rather than a naturally easy touch

  • talent

    stronger and often used for more impressive artistic or athletic ability

  • flair

    adds a sense of style or originality, not just effectiveness

反義詞
  • clumsiness

    suggests repeated awkward failure rather than easy success

文法句型

have a knack for + noun/-ing

用法筆記

Usually used in the pattern have a knack for + noun or -ing. This sense is about a person's ability, not the method itself.

常見錯誤

She has a knack to calm upset customers.
She has a knack for calming upset customers.
This sense normally takes 'for' plus a noun or -ing form.

2. the small move or useful technique that makes a job easier once you know it.

2.名詞C1
釋義

門道；竅門

做法裡不易看出的技巧

the small move or useful technique that makes a job easier once you know it.

例句

There is a knack to peeling mangoes without wasting the fruit.

削芒果有個門道，這樣才不會浪費果肉。

there is a knack to + -ing

Paul finally learned the knack of folding the tent alone.

Paul 終於學會了自己折帳篷的竅門。

常見搭配
  • get the knack
  • learn the knack
  • the knack of doing something
  • there is a knack to doing something
同義詞
  • technique

    more neutral and often more formal; it names the method itself

  • method

    broader and less likely to suggest a clever hidden move

  • trick

    more informal and often emphasizes a quick practical shortcut

文法句型

get the knack of + -ing

learn the knack of + -ing

there is a knack to + -ing

用法筆記

Often appears in get or learn the knack of + -ing when someone masters a method after practice. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on a person's ability.

常見錯誤

I finally got the knack for fold the tent.
I finally got the knack of folding the tent.
This sense usually uses 'of' plus an -ing form.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • have a knack for
  • get the knack of
  • learn the knack of

介系詞搭配