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。
(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
late 16th cent. (originally Scots): from can (the obsolete sense 'know') + -y