shrewdness 音标拼音: [ʃr'udnəs]
n . 敏锐;机灵
敏锐;机灵
shrewdness n 1 :
intelligence manifested by being astute (
as in business dealings ) [
synonym : {
shrewdness }, {
astuteness }, {
perspicacity },
{
perspicaciousness }]
Shrewd \
Shrewd \,
a . [
Compar . {
Shrewder };
superl . {
Shrewdest }.]
[
Originally the p .
p .
of shrew ,
v .
t .]
1 .
Inclining to shrew ;
disposing to curse or scold ;
hence ,
vicious ;
malicious ;
evil ;
wicked ;
mischievous ;
vexatious ;
rough ;
unfair ;
shrewish . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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[
Egypt ]
hath many shrewd havens ,
because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by . --
Sir J .
Mandeville .
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Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us .
--
Shak .
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2 .
Artful ;
wily ;
cunning ;
arch .
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These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues .
--
Shak .
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3 .
Able or clever in practical affairs ;
sharp in business ;
astute ;
sharp -
witted ;
sagacious ;
keen ;
as ,
a shrewd observer ;
a shrewd design ;
a shrewd reply .
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Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it .
--
Secker .
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Syn :
Keen ;
critical ;
subtle ;
artful ;
astute ;
sagacious ;
discerning ;
acute ;
penetrating .
Usage : {
Shrewd }, {
Sagacious }.
One who is shrewd is keen to detect errors ,
to penetrate disguises ,
to foresee and guard against the selfishness of others .
Shrewd is a word of less dignity than sagacious ,
which implies a comprehensive as well as penetrating mind ,
whereas shrewd does not .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Shrewd "
ly },
adv . -- {
Shrewd "
ness },
n .
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57 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shrewdness ":
Italian hand ,
acumen ,
acuteness ,
animal cunning ,
art ,
artfulness ,
artifice ,
astuteness ,
cageyness ,
callidity ,
canniness ,
cleverness ,
craft ,
craftiness ,
cunning ,
cunningness ,
deviousness ,
discernment ,
discrimination ,
fine Italian hand ,
finesse ,
foxiness ,
gamesmanship ,
guile ,
guilefulness ,
ingeniousness ,
insidiousness ,
inventiveness ,
keenness ,
low cunning ,
one -
upmanship ,
pawkiness ,
penetration ,
percipience ,
perspicacity ,
readiness ,
resourcefulness ,
satanic cunning ,
sharpness ,
shiftiness ,
slickness ,
slipperiness ,
slyness ,
sneakiness ,
sophistry ,
stealth ,
stealthiness ,
subtility ,
subtilty ,
subtleness ,
subtlety ,
suppleness ,
trickiness ,
wariness ,
wiles ,
wiliness ,
wit
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