feat

/fi:st/

Thân thiện

He performed a remarkable feat of engineering.

Definition

Noun: 1. A notable or impressive achievement, especially one requiring great courage, skill, or strength. It refers to an act or deed that is remarkable and often difficult to accomplish. 2. ​

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Climbing Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen is an incredible feat of human endurance.
  • The engineer's latest feat was designing a bridge that could withstand extreme earthquakes.
  • Organizing the international conference in just one month was a logistical feat.

Advanced Usage

• "no mean feat": This idiom is used to emphasize that something is a significant and praiseworthy achievement, often implying it was difficult.
  • Balancing a full-time job with her studies was no mean feat.
• "feat of engineering/strength/derring-do": Common collocations specifying the nature of the remarkable achievement.
  • The new skyscraper is a feat of modern engineering.
  • Lifting that weight is a feat of strength few can match.

Variants and Related Words

• Featly (adverb, archaic): In a skillful, neat, or elegant manner.
  • The dancer moved featly across the stage.

Synonyms

• Achievement: Something accomplished successfully, especially through effort or skill.
• Exploit: A notable or heroic act, often involving boldness or daring.
• Accomplishment: Something that has been achieved successfully.
• Deed: An intentional act, often a brave or generous one.

Related Phrases

• Feat of arms (archaic/literary): A military achievement; a deed of valor in battle.
  • The knight was celebrated for his many feats of arms.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a notable achievement
   • he performed a great feat
   • the book was her finest effort

Từ đồng nghĩa

• effort
• exploit