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单词 astute
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He also makes astute observations about his colleagues at the department of trade.We will look to be more tactically astute.She offers many snippets of keen and astute observation.She wants to be seen as an astute businesswoman.Local government experts hailed the move as politically astute.An astute businessman looking to invest in a football club had to notice the opportunity presented.The politically astute know all about the importance of reputation management.To all those critics who claimed he was not tactically astute enough.The more pertinent question is whether it would be politically astute to do so.So which brother is the most tactically astute?Has liberal views and is politically astute.Buying woodland is becoming an increasingly astute move for people wishing to find a haven for their cash.But both players are tactically astute.The text rattles along entertainingly, powered by some astute observations.She has since proved herself an astute businesswoman capable of earning up to 2.5m a year.He was an astute businessman, yet was most comfortable in the company of intellectuals.It's an astute move to step back behind the camera.In football anything is possible if you play organised, disciplined and tactically astute football.The incomes are good and astute investors are now locking in for the long term with five-year deals.It's an astute observation: hard work it has certainly been.Plus, of course, you need to be a profoundly astute businessman.In one case cited, astute investors could return five times their money by 2012 without needing to go near a field.It was a politically astute move: a way of keeping out of trouble at a time when the King and his heir were at odds.

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astute

British English: astute ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations.
She was politically astute.
  • American English: astute
  • Brazilian Portuguese: astuto
  • Chinese: 精明的
  • European Spanish: astuto
  • French: futé
  • German: scharfsinnig
  • Italian: scaltro
  • Japanese: 機敏な
  • Korean: 기민한
  • European Portuguese: astuto
  • Latin American Spanish: astuto

Chinese translation of 'astute'

astute

(əsˈtjuːt)

adj

  1. [person, decision] 精明的 (jīngmíng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
quick to notice or understand
He made a series of astute business decisions.
Synonyms
intelligent
Rita is a highly intelligent woman.
politic
bright
I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
sharp
He is very sharp and swift with repartee.
keen
a person of keen intellect
calculating
He is a cool, calculating and clever criminal.
clever
My sister has always been the clever one in our family.
subtle
He is a subtle character, you know.
penetrating
a penetrating mind
knowing
shrewd
She's a shrewd businesswoman.
a shrewd guess
cunning
He's a cunning, devious, good-for-nothing so-and-so.
discerning
tailor-made holidays to suit the more discerning traveller
sly
He is devious, sly and manipulative.
on the ball (informal)
canny
He was far too canny to risk giving himself away.
perceptive
a very perceptive critique of Wordsworth
wily
He is an experienced and wily old statesman.
crafty
That crafty old devil had taken us all for a ride.
artful
the smiles and artifices of someone subtly artful
insightful
She offered some really insightful observations.
foxy
He had wary, foxy eyes.
adroit
She is a remarkably adroit politician.
sagacious (formal)
a wise and sagacious leader

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adroit
Definition
quick and skilful in how one behaves or thinks
She is a remarkably adroit politician.
Synonyms
skilful,
able,
skilled,
expert,
bright,
clever,
tasty (British, informal),
apt,
cunning,
ingenious,
adept,
deft,
nimble,
masterful,
proficient,
artful,
quick-witted,
dexterous,
neat
in the sense of artful
Definition
cunning
the smiles and artifices of someone subtly artful
Synonyms
cunning,
designing,
scheming,
sharp,
smart,
clever,
subtle,
intriguing,
tricky,
shrewd,
sly,
wily,
politic,
crafty,
foxy,
deceitful
in the sense of bright
I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
Synonyms
intelligent,
smart,
clever,
knowing,
thinking,
quick,
aware,
sharp,
keen,
acute,
alert,
rational,
penetrating,
enlightened,
apt,
astute,
brainy (informal),
wide-awake,
clear-headed,
perspicacious (formal),
quick-witted

Synonyms of 'astute'

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