very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage synonym shrewd精明的;狡猾的 an astute businessman/politician/observer 精明的商人;狡猾的政客;敏锐的观察家 It was an astute move to sell the shares then. 那时出售股份是精明之举。 She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money. 她非常精明,意识到杰克想要的是她的钱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He was an astute and ruthless business operator. 他是一个精明而无情的经营者。 My mother was more financially astute than my father. 我母亲在财务上比我父亲更精明。
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French astut or Latin astutus, from astus ‘craft’.