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politic 音标拼音: [p'ɑlət,ɪk] a. 精明的,圆滑的,慎重的,策略的 精明的,圆滑的,慎重的,策略的 politic adj 1: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply" [ant: {impolitic}] 2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error" [synonym: {politic}, {smooth}, {suave}, {bland}] Politic \Pol`i*tic\, n. A politician. [Archaic] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] Politic \Pol"i*tic\, a. [L. politicus political, Gr. ? belonging to the citizens or to the state, fr.? citizen: cf. F. politique. See {Police}, and cf. {ePolitical}.] 1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under {Body}. [1913 Webster] He with his people made all but one politic body. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. "Enrich'd with politic grave counsel." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster] Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary; artful; cunning. [1913 Webster] 192 Moby Thesaurus words for "politic":
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