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shrewd adj.
⇨ shrewd shrewd adjective shrewd ♦︎ perceptive ♦︎ astute ♦︎ incisive ♦︎ canny ♦︎ discriminating ♦︎ discerningThese words all describe sb who can judge people and situations intelligently and accurately, or the judgements that they make. 这些词均表示精明的、敏锐的、有眼光的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a shrewd / an astute / a canny businessman / politician◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an astute observer◆a perceptive / an astute / an incisive analysis◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an astute observation◆a shrewd / a perceptive / an incisive comment◆a shrewd / astute / canny move■ shrewd / /ʃruːd/ / (often approving) clever and good at making judgements about a situation; showing good judgement and likely to be right 精明的；有眼光的；判断精准的◆My mother was a shrewd judge of character.我妈妈看人很精准。◆I could take a pretty shrewd guess at who had sent the letter.谁寄来的信，我能猜个八九不离十。◆She had a shrewd idea of what their motives were.她对他们的动机判断得很准。■ perceptive / /pəˈseptɪv; NAmE pərˈseptɪv/ (approving) having or showing the ability to notice or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious 理解力强的；有洞察力的；思维敏捷的◆It was very perceptive of you to notice that.你能注意到这个，真够敏锐的。◆The article gives a perceptive analysis of the way bureaucracies work.这篇文章深入分析了官僚体制的运行方式。■ astute /əˈstjuːt; NAmE əˈstuːt/ (approving) intelligent and good at judging what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage 精明的；狡猾的◆An astute politician, he understood the need to get them on his side.作为一个精明的政客，他知道需要把他们拉拢到自己这边来。■ incisive /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ / (approving) showing clear thought, a good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this 锐利的；透彻的◆He had a clear, incisive mind.他头脑清醒而且敏锐。◆She is an incisive critic of the current education system.她对当前的教育体制提出了深刻的批评。■ canny intelligent, careful and showing good judgement, especially in business or politics （尤指在商业或政治方面）精明谨慎的，老谋深算的◆It was a canny move, which brought Palmer in on their side.这真是一步妙棋，让帕尔默站到了他们一边。ⓘ Canny is less completely approving than most of the words in this group: it can sometimes suggest that sb is too clever for you. 与本组中大多数词相比，canny略含贬义，有时意味着某人太过聪明，难以对付◆Her opponent proved to be more canny than she'd thought.结果证明她的对手比她所想的更老谋深算。 ■ discriminating / /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ / (approving) able to show good judgement about the relative quality of different things 有识别力的；有辨别力的；有鉴赏力的◆They are very discriminating about what restaurants they go to.对于去什么餐馆吃饭，他们很有眼力。▸ discrimination noun [uncountable] ◆The president has been criticized for his lack of discrimination in his choice of political allies.总统因在选择政治盟友方面缺乏慧眼而受到批评。■ discerning /dɪˈsɜːnɪŋ; NAmE dɪˈsɜːrnɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (approving) able to show good judgement about the quality of sth 有洞察力的；有识别力的；有眼力的◆There is growing demand for the product from discerning customers.独具慧眼的顾客对这种产品的需求越来越多。◆To the discerning eye (= to sb who is discerning), the quality may seem quite poor.在有眼力的人看来，这样的质量也许太差了。▸ discernment noun [uncountable] ◆She saw herself as a woman of taste and discernment.她自认为是个有品位有眼光的女人。NOTE 辨析 Discriminating or discerning? Discriminating people choose one thing rather than another because they can see that it is better quality; discerning people are able to judge the quality of any individual thing. Discerning is used especially in the phrase discerning eye and before nouns for people who buy things. * discriminating表示能挑选出质量上乘的东西；discerning则表示对任何一件物品的质量都具有鉴别力。discerning尤用于短语discerning eye中，或用于表示购买者的名词前◆discerning clients / customers / collectors / travellers有眼力的客户／顾客／收藏者／旅行者 |