| 单词 | politic |
| 释义 | politic (once / 1585 pages) adj If you are politic, you are smooth and diplomatic. You'd probably make a good politician. Being politic is being polite and agreeable. Screaming and yelling is not politic. Speaking quietly, making apologies, and giving compliments are all politic things to do. When you want something, being politic is the way to go. It can definitely help to remember that politicians are good at getting what they want — they are shrewd and very politic. WORD FAMILYpolitic: impolitic, politicly+/impolitic: impolitically, impoliticly USAGE EXAMPLES“Change is a difficult thing in the body politic,” he said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) The terrible wound of mistrust in our body politic is no longer festering. The Guardian(Nov 16, 2016) The battle has been won, and the only next stage for a body politic is reconciliation. The Guardian(Nov 15, 2016) 1adj marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels a politic decision a politic manager a politic old scoundrel a shrewd and politic reply Syn|Ant diplomatic, diplomatical using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people expedientappropriate to a purpose; practical sagaciousskillful in statecraft or management impolitic not politic inexpedientnot suitable or advisable inexpedient, unwisenot appropriate to the purpose foolishdevoid of good sense or judgment 2adj smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage Syn bland, smooth, suave diplomatic, diplomatical using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people |
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