shrewdness

['ʃru:dnis]

n. 精明(刁钻, 剧烈)

例句与用法：

In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit.

那时，这老头儿只不过是个泥瓦工罢了。他之所以发迹，我认为靠的是精明的而不是业绩。

词形变化：

副词: shrewdly | 形容词比较级: shrewder | 形容词最高级: shrewdest |

详细释义：

n.

精明, 机灵; 敏锐[U]

With great shrewdness, Jane decided not to repeat the news she had heard that morning.

简非常精明, 她决定不提她那天早晨听到的新闻。