英语词汇“politic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	politic
释义	pol·i·tic I. \ˈpäləˌtik\ adjective Etymology: Middle English politik, from Middle French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from politēs citizen + -ikos -ic — more at police 1. : political < their superiors in politic and military virtues — Edmund Burke > < he with all his people made all but one politic body — Philip Sidney > — see body politic 2. : characterized by shrewdness : skillfully contrived : expedient, judicious < this land was famously enrich'd with politic grave counsel — Shakespeare > < neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels — Ruth Park > < so long as it was politic to profess loyalty — V.L.Parrington > 3. : of, relating to, or having the nature of a constitutional as distinguished from a despotic government : constitutional < from … politic government the inhabitants were brought under tyranny — Thomas Washington > 4. : sagacious in devising or promoting a policy : skillful or ingenious in statecraft : prudent in management : characterized by political skill and ingenuity < an astute and politic statesman > 5. : exercising, manifesting, or proceeding from craft : artful in address or procedure : shrewdly tactful : cunning, worldly-wise < a politic answer > < a politic move > < a very politic adversary > Synonyms: see expedient, suave II. noun (-s) 1. archaic : politician < amongst statesmen and politics — Francis Bacon > 2. obsolete : policy < this did not suit with popish politic — Richard Bentley †1742 > 3. obsolete : one that is indifferent toward religious matters : one concerned more with the affairs of the world than the religion < worldlings and depraved politics who are apt to condemn holy things — Francis Bacon >
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