什麼英語單詞或片語能準確表達「某人有一定的經驗，於某個方面比較專業，但還達不到專家的水平」之意？

01-07

如題所示，比如，Expert，Professional，Specialist之類的，哪個比較適合形容【有一定水準，但達不到專家】的水平？

我模仿一下知乎上還算流行的「授人以漁」的辦法吧。

題主的問題屬於「知道幾個單詞，但不知道這些單詞的準確內涵」，或者「想知道含義相近而內涵不同的詞」。我們先看「查近義詞」的辦法： Thesaurus.com。

這個頁面設計不是特別考究的網站就是http://thesaurus.com了。Thesaurus這個詞的意思，大致可以理解成「同義辭彙編手冊」。《Friends》里Joey曾經把這個單詞的發音弄錯。

輸入「Expert」，搜索一下近義詞。

馬上出來很多結果。注意expert一詞下面的選項卡，是有「adj」和「noun」兩個界面的。

一般來說，越靠後的結果含義相差越大，或者越生僻。查看這些「同義詞」查詢結果，我們可以選出「adept」，「proficient」等備選詞。

選詞的通行規則是，你越早接觸過的單詞，可用的可能性越大。因為你越遲接觸的詞或者你尚未接觸過的詞，很可能是很生僻的——盲目地使用你不熟悉的詞可能導致什麼後果？可以參考《Friends》第十季第五集中Joey的故事——基於這個原因，「proficient」可能比「adept」更合適。

所以先查「proficient」吧。去http://dictionary.com吧。這個時候不要用英漢詞典，因為探索單詞內涵時，英漢詞典幫不上什麼忙。

「proficient」的含義查出來了，它的名詞含義，居然就是「an expert」。那就是內涵完全一樣嗎？

再查下「adept」吧！

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貌似英英詞典也沒好到哪裡去……

那就不得不祭出最後的法寶了——google大神！

不是想知道proficient和expert的內涵差異嗎？那就搜這兩個詞好了：

第二個結果看上去就很有前景嘛！點進去看一下：

What do the Basic, Proficient, and Expert qualification levels mean in training?

Basic qualification means the player has met the minimum standard to be qualified on that level of training, and can now access any "perks" unlocked by successful completion of that training level. For example: a player must hit at least 23 of 40 targets on the Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) rifle range to be qualified Basic and pass that training level.
Qualifying Proficient means a player has demonstrated his proficiency in a particular training level by scoring significantly above the required minimum score for that training level. Using the BRM example again, a player is required to hit 30 of 40 targets to be qualified as Proficient.
Qualifying Expert on a training level means the player has thoroughly mastered the training level. This is the most difficult level of qualification to achieve, but it is also the most sought after. Returning once again to the BRM example, hitting at least 36 of 40 targets is required to qualify Expert on the BRM course. Players who qualify Expert on the BRM range are also awarded the Expert Marksman Badge (Rifle Bar).
A players』 qualification level will also affect the amount of Advancement Points (AP) he receives upon completion of some training levels. AP is required to unlock AIT training levels.

雖然這是《美國陸軍》的遊戲指南，但人家的介紹已經很清楚地顯示了，在實踐中，人們就是用「proficient」來形容比「expert」低一點點的水平。這裡甚至有參考的量化標準呢：四十中三十，你就是「proficient」；四十中三十六，你就是「expert」！

相信題主以後再也不會有類似的問題需要上知乎詢問了～

簡單說就是very good at 那個方面，很像是專家水平可以說kind of professional，再精確一些可以說almost as good as professional。謝邀。

如果不是真的好多年的專家，那其實用experienced(經驗豐富）/skilled（非常熟練）/Qualified（合格） in （某行業、領域、技能）表達比較好

還有一個是Firm understand in.. 這個就得看語境了

一般Adviser都會建議我們簡歷里那麼寫，這幾個算是表達能力不錯但不是專家的高頻片語。

seasoned professional. 經驗豐富的專業人士

Qualified

這時候只要查幾個詞的Theasure然後找個覺得對的即可

感謝 @wangleibeckham 的修正

He is something of an expert but … not really.

He is a quasi-expert, a semi-professional, an apparent specialist, a pseudo-sage, a so-called authority, a supposed savant, a pretended egghead, a seeming geek, a would-be master, a nominal pundit, a partial intellect, a mock academic, and a synthetic scholar.

直接上Merriam-Webster多好啊...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proficient

proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession.proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice &<proficient in translating foreign languages&>. adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency &<adept at doing long division&>. skilled stresses mastery of technique &skilled surgeon&>. skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance &<skillfuldrivers&>. expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill &<expert in the evaluation of wines&>.

experienced

excel in擅長於某事…

難道不應該是professional amateur

Big Cow

He"s almost there

skilled

enthusiasts或者lovers或者fans行嗎~ 意譯上來說