shrewd 音標拼音: [ʃr'ud]
a . 精明的,銳利的,劇烈的,機靈的,厲害的
精明的,銳利的,劇烈的,機靈的,厲害的
shrewd adj 1 :
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence ; "
a smart businessman "; "
an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease "; "
he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow "
[
synonym : {
astute }, {
sharp }, {
shrewd }]
2 :
used of persons ; "
the most calculating and selfish men in the community " [
synonym : {
calculating }, {
calculative }, {
conniving },
{
scheming }, {
shrewd }]
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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95 Moby Thesaurus words for "
shrewd ":
Byzantine ,
Daedalian ,
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
acute ,
all -
knowing ,
apperceptive ,
appercipient ,
apprehending ,
apprehensive ,
arch ,
artful ,
astute ,
aware ,
cagey ,
calculated ,
calculating ,
canny ,
clever ,
cognizant ,
comprehending ,
conscious ,
crafty ,
cunning ,
cute ,
deceitful ,
deep ,
deep -
laid ,
designing ,
devious ,
diplomatic ,
discerning ,
farsighted ,
feline ,
foresighted ,
foxy ,
guileful ,
heady ,
ingenious ,
insidious ,
insightful ,
intelligent ,
inventive ,
judicious ,
keen ,
knowing ,
knowledgeable ,
manipulative ,
mindful ,
omniscient ,
pawky ,
penetrating ,
perceptive ,
percipient ,
perspicacious ,
piercing ,
polite ,
politic ,
prehensile ,
probing ,
prudent ,
quick -
witted ,
ready ,
resourceful ,
sagacious ,
sage ,
savvy ,
scheming ,
sensible ,
serpentine ,
sharp ,
shifty ,
slick ,
slippery ,
sly ,
smart ,
smooth ,
snaky ,
sneaky ,
sophistical ,
stealthy ,
strategic ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
supple ,
tactical ,
tidy ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
understanding ,
vulpine ,
wary ,
wily ,
wise
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