informal, chiefly N. Amer. <非正式, 主北美>
mass noun
- shrewdness and practical knowledge, especially in politics or business（尤指政治或生意上的）智慧; 实际知识：
the corporate-finance bankers lacked the necessary political savvy.
企业金融银行家缺乏必要的政治常识。
- (-ies, -ied)with clause know or understand知晓, 懂：
Charley Force would savvy what to do about such a girl
查利·福斯该会知道如何应付这样的女孩子
no obj. I've been told, but I want to make sure. Savvy?有人告诉我了, 但我想弄清楚, 懂吗？
adjective
savvier, savviest
- shrewd and knowledgeable in the realities of life聪慧的; 具有实际知识的。
词源
late 18th cent.: originally black and pidgin English imitating Spanish sabe usted 'you know'.