knack
Word family nounknackinessknackadjectiveknackish
knack /næk/ noun informal1 [singular]GOOD AT a natural skill or ability 〔天生的〕技能,本领 → talentknack for doing somethingSome people seem to have a knack for making money. 有些人好像天生就有赚钱的本事。
knack of doing somethingThomson’s knack of scoring vital goals makes him important to the team. 汤姆森能够打入关键球的本领使他在队中具有举足轻重的地位。
2 have a knack of doing something informal British EnglishBrEOFTEN to have a tendency to do something 有做某事的习惯He has a knack of saying the wrong thing. 他总爱说一些不合时宜的话。
n COLLOCATIONSverbshave a knackHe seems to have a knack for getting people to agree with him.
get the knackOnce you've got the knack, you'll never forget how to do it.
lose the knackHe proved that he hadn't lost the knack for scoring goals.
adjectivesan uncanny knack (=an ability that seems surprising or strange)She has an uncanny knack for knowing what you're really thinking.
an unhappy knack (=a knack that you would not want)He had the unhappy knack of making enemies.
Origin knack (1300-1400) Perhaps from Dutch or Low German knak “(sound of) a sudden blow”, from the sound