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astuteness

/uh-stoot, uh-styoot/US // əˈstut, əˈstyut //UK // (əˈstjuːt) //

精明,精明度,精通,天资

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
    • : clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts.

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Examples

  • He was most astute in analyzing practical matters such as friction’s effect on motion and stresses on structural beams, and attempted to compute the theoretical maximum efficiency of machines.

  • Those are things that he’s got to continue to grow on and become a more astute player and student of this game.

  • An astute businessman, Grant sat on several corporate boards.

  • The photos are accompanied by sound-bite observations from the aesthetically astute contributors, who are members of the Design Leadership Network.

  • Crowded around a small screen, watching a video of Paula Radcliffe’s running form, Magness made an astute comment that no one had asked him for.

  • In this matter America showed an astuteness equal to that exhibited by Papal hierarchs in Rome.

  • "They're sweethearts," said Myrna, with the frightful astuteness of twelve.

  • Perhaps, however, they had more astuteness than has been supposed by some.

  • In pointing out the dangers, he spoke with great power and astuteness, for he was always on the look-out for breakers.

  • Beneath an air of innocent frankness, this precocious scoundrel concealed wonderful astuteness and penetration.