| 单词 | sagacious |
| 释义 | sagacious (once / 1663 pages) adj Use the formal adjective sagacious to describe someone who is wise and insightful like an advisor to the president or a Supreme Court justice. Someone like an inspirational leader or an expert in a field who seeks knowledge and has foresight can be described as sagacious. If you comment on something at a deeper level, you are making a sagacious observation. The word is a descendent of Latin sagus "prophetic" and is related to the Old English word seek. Synonyms include discerning, insightful and another formal word perspicacious. WORD FAMILYsagacious: sagaciously, sagaciousness+/sagacity: sagacious, sagacities USAGE EXAMPLESIn the aftermath of what she called a “blow-up,” my mom would take a sagacious view of our little nuclear bunch. Salon(Nov 26, 2016) Though its cover might not suggest an excess of reason, in its songs she is a sagacious and measured presence. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) We need a miracle worker, especially one who is calm, patient, sagacious, and clearly brilliant. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) 1adj acutely insightful and wise observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions Syn perspicacious, sapient wise having or prompted by wisdom or discernment 2adj skillful in statecraft or management an astute and sagacious statesman Syn politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness |
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