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shrewdly 音标拼音: [ʃr'udli] ad. 敏锐地;机灵地 敏锐地;机灵地 shrewdly adv 1: in a shrewd manner; " he invested his fortune astutely"; " he was acutely insightful" [ synonym: { astutely}, { shrewdly}, { sagaciously}, { sapiently}, { acutely}] Shrewd \ Shrewd\, a. [ Compar. { Shrewder}; superl. { Shrewdest}.] [ Originally the p. p. of shrew, v. t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] [ Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by. -- Sir J. Mandeville. [ 1913 Webster] Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch. [ 1913 Webster] These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp- witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. [ 1913 Webster] Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it. -- Secker. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious; discerning; acute; penetrating. Usage: { Shrewd}, { Sagacious}. One who is shrewd is keen to detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas shrewd does not. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Shrewd" ly}, adv. -- { Shrewd" ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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