very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage精明的；狡猾的 synonym shrewd- an astute businessman/politician/observer精明的商人；狡猾的政客；敏锐的观察家
- It was an astute move to sell the shares then.那时出售股份是精明之举。🔊🔊
- She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.她足够机敏，意识到杰克想要的是她的钱。
Extra Examples- He was an astute and ruthless business operator.他是一个精明而无情的商人。
- My mother was more financially astute than my father.我的母亲比父亲更精明。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsadverb- very
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See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French astut or Latin astutus, from astus ‘craft’.