shrewd
shrewd
adjective
shrewdly
adverb
shrewdness
noun
语源
adjective
- having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute
精明的；敏锐的；机灵的
she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.
她非常敏锐，可以猜出他手势背后的动机。
a shrewd career move.
一个精明的职业举动。 - (archaic)(especially of weather) piercingly cold
(古)（尤指天气）寒冷刺骨的；凛冽的
a shrewd east wind.
凛冽的东风。
■(of a blow) severe
（打击）沉重的；尖锐的
a bayonet's shrewd thrust.
刺刀尖锐的一刺。
■mischievous; malicious
邪恶的；坏的
shrewdly
adverb
shrewdness
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'evil in nature or character'): from shrew in the sense 'evil person or thing', or as the past participle of obsolete shrew 'to curse'. The word developed the sense 'cunning', and gradually gained a favourable connotation during the 17th cent
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