一、詳細(xì)釋義:


adj.

精明的,機(jī)靈的,敏銳的,有眼光的


例句:

He was a shrewd businessman. He knew which side his bread was buttered on.

他是一個(gè)精明的商人,深知自己的利益所在。


例句:

This is a shrewd argument, plan, measure, and investment.

這是高明的論點(diǎn)、計(jì)畫、措施、投資。


奸詐的,狡猾的


例句:

An ant is a wise creature for itself; but it is a shrewd thing in an orchard or garden.

螞蟻就其本身而言是聰明的小動(dòng)物,但在果園或花園里螞蟻是狡猾的害蟲。


例句:

Louis surveyed me with his shrewd gray eyes.

路易斯用他狡猾的灰色眼睛打量著我。


二、詞義辨析:


bright,clever,wise,brilliant,intelligent,ingenious,smart,shrewd

這些形容詞均含有“聰明的”之意。 bright口語(yǔ)常用詞,多指年輕人,尤指小孩思路敏捷,理解力強(qiáng),機(jī)靈等。 clever強(qiáng)調(diào)頭腦靈活,接受新事物快,有智有謀,但不一定暗示全面妥當(dāng)?shù)乜紤]問(wèn)題。 wise側(cè)重不是一般的聰明伶俐,而是有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn),有智慧,能明智地處理問(wèn)題。 brilliant指人的才華出眾,思路敏捷,常令人贊嘆不已。 intelligent正式用詞,指在理解新的、抽象東西或處理解決問(wèn)題時(shí),智力超過(guò)一般常人。 ingenious指思路敏捷,并暗示有創(chuàng)造與發(fā)明的才能和技巧。 smart普通用詞,與bright和clever的意思很相近,但更強(qiáng)調(diào)機(jī)靈。 shrewd指精明老練,有頭腦,善于判斷,把握有利機(jī)會(huì)。


三、詞義辨析:


keen,acute,sharp,shrewd

這些形容詞均有“銳利的、敏銳的、機(jī)敏的”之意。 keen多指對(duì)復(fù)雜艱深的事物或問(wèn)題有敏銳的觀察和敏捷的理解。 acute側(cè)重感覺(jué)敏銳,能分辨出一般人難以覺(jué)察的細(xì)微區(qū)別。 sharp指人頭腦精明、敏銳或機(jī)警。 shrewd指有頭腦,善于判斷分析,精明過(guò)人。


四、參考例句:


They are all shrewd businessmen.

他們都是精明的商人。


She is a shrewd woman.

她是個(gè)精明的女人。


Her brother is a shrewd businessman.

她兄弟是個(gè)精明的生意人。


The question was a quick, shrewd parry.

這句問(wèn)話是一種窮急智生的狡猾的遁辭詞。


He was a shrewd, sagacious old man.

他是一個(gè)相當(dāng)機(jī)敏,很有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)的老人。


He is a shrewd and sometimes ruthless adversary.

他是個(gè)精明的、有時(shí)候冷酷無(wú)情的對(duì)手。


I became very rich by making some shrewd investments.

我變得非常富有,因?yàn)槲易隽艘恍┚鞯耐顿Y。


He is famous for being a very shrewd criminal lawyer.

他因是一名精明的刑事律師而聞名。


This could be a very shrewd buy indeed.

這的確是一筆精明的買賣。


They believe the shrewd boy will win the maths contest.

他們相信那個(gè)機(jī)靈的孩子會(huì)在數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽中獲勝。