shrewdness是什么意思？

shrewdness

英[ʃru:dnəs] 美[ˈʃrudnɪs]

• 机灵；

副词：shrewdly;

形容词：shrewd;

例句

• He was more than my match in diplomatic shrewdness. 论外交手腕之精明,我远不敌他.
• His natural shrewdness tells him what is needed to succeed. 他与生俱来的精明告诉他成功所需要的一切。
• He combined consummate shrewdness with the disposition superficially to fraternize. 他把高度的精明和温和敦厚的外表结合了起来.
• Freed acted with his accustomed shrewdness. 弗里德以他一贯的精明风范行动起来。

英语六级真题

In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep mysteries of the earth at a level far beyond the capacities of earlier peoples.
出自-2013年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  精明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的
  A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
  例句
  She's a shrewd businesswoman... 她是个精明的女商人。 His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly... 他灰色的眼睛目光锐利却很亲切。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)