expertise

«expertise» in Mova's school dictionary: Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (expertise, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, adults hire someone with «expertise» — a plumber, doctor or lawyer. In school, pupils can share their expertise, such as a child who knows a lot about dinosaurs. In science and the news, «scientific expertise» means trustworthy knowledge from experts. Phrases: «expertise in», «lack the expertise».

examples

• The vet has expertise in treating horses. tree →
• Gran's baking expertise is legendary. tree →
• We needed someone with computer expertise to fix the problem. tree →
• Her expertise in maths helped the team win the quiz. tree →
• Building a bridge takes a lot of expertise. tree →
• Ask the coach — football is his area of expertise. tree →

note

Uncountable: «a lot of expertise», not «an expertise». Said «ek-sper-TEEZ». Related: «expert» (a person, or adjective).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «expertise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.