as·tute
adjective/əˈstjuːt/
/əˈstuːt/
- 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 - 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.
她很精明，意识到杰克想要的是她的钱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- He was an astute and ruthless business operator.
他是一位精明而冷酷的商业经营者。 - My mother was more financially astute than my father.
我母亲在经济上比我父亲更精明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French astut or Latin astutus, from astus ‘craft’. - an astute businessman/politician/observer