canny

canny
(cannier, canniest)
  1. having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters
    (尤指在钱财或生意上)精明的
    canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal.
    精明的投资者如果认为受到不公正待遇,他们会转换银行。
  2. (N. English & Scottish)pleasant; nice
    (北英格兰,苏格兰)令人愉快的;美好的
    she's a canny lass.
    她是个好女孩。
派生
cannily
adverb
canniness
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (originally Scots): from can (the obsolete sense 'know') + -y
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