英 [əˈstjuːt] 美 [əˈstuːt]
adj. 机敏的；狡猾的，诡计多端的
astute /əˈstjuːt/
形容词 If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage. 精明的
She was politically astute.
她政治上很精明。
机敏-引用次数：1
参考来源论林语堂作品中的幽默风格
机敏的
... sermon训诫,说道 astute精明的,狡黠的 observation观察,观测/评论 ...
... lax adj. 懒散的; 松弛的 astute adj. 机敏的, 精明的 lax解释为not stringent，有“不严厉、纵容”的含义，与lenient在褒贬上构成类比关系。此外，宽大、放松与题目的节俭、收缩在程度上也有种隐含的大小对比。 ...
... minutely adv. 详细地；精密地 astute adj. 机敏的；狡猾的，诡计多端的 conciliatory adj. 安抚的；调和的；调停的 ...
...se someone’s weakness to get advantages for yourself - used to show disapproval掠夺成性的；故意破坏的， astute 敏锐的，精明的 fad 一时的狂热；（穿着行为言谈）一时的风尚 ..
astutely 敏捷地；伶俐地
astuteness 精明；机敏；狡猾
She was politically astute.
她政治上很精明。
It was a pretty astute deduction.
那是个非常精明的结论。
He is an extremely astute political tactician.
他是一个极精明的政治谋略家。
"It ranged from looking at me when I would ask a question as though something was very strange and then some other student would ask the same question and the teacher would say, 'This is an astute observation.' (SAYING...) Despite a gradual increase in women graduating with undergraduate and graduate degrees in science fields, the gap between men and women remains significant in the U.S.workplace.
VOA : standard.2010.03.26
The astute or the mathematicians will realize that what will happen here?
机敏的人或数学家将认识到,这里将发生什么？
计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
And Charles Darwin actually, who was an astute observer of human behavior, tells a nice story to illustrate this: how "a native touched with his finger some cold preserved meat and plainly showed disgust at its softness whilst I felt utter disgust at my food being touched by a naked savage though his hands did not appear dirty."
达尔文，对人类行为观察入微，他有一个故事很好地解释了反感：,“一个土著用手指碰冷腌肉,那种软软的质地让他感到很反感,而让我感无无比反感的是我的食物,被一个没穿衣取的土著碰了，虽然他的手不脏“
心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
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