- a. 精明的；机灵的
形变: 比较级:shrewder 最高级:shrewdest
shrewd
KK:[ʃrud] DJ:[ʃruːd]
a.
- 精明的；狡猾的
- 机灵的，敏锐的，聪颖的
派生
ad.
shrewdly
n. [U]
shrewdness
辨析
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
adj.
- having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.
- archaic (of weather) piercingly cold. ▸(of a blow) severe.▸mischievous; malicious.
Derivative
- shrewdly adv.
- shrewdness n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘evil in nature or character’): from shrew in the sense ‘evil person or thing’, or as the past part. of obs. shrew ‘to curse’.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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