sagacious
英 [səˈɡeɪ.ʃəs]
美 [səˈɡeɪ.ʃəs]
sagacious 明智的,练达的来自拉丁语 sagire,敏锐的,来自 PIE*sag,寻求,追寻,词源同 seek,sake.-acious,形容词后缀, 词源同 tenacious.引申词义明智的,练达的等。
- sagacious
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sagacious: see seek
- sagacious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin sagacem (nominative sagax) "of quick perception;" see sagacity. Related: Sagaciously.
- 1. He is a sagacious businessman.
- 他是一个精明的商人.
- 2. He is the most sagacious member of the committee.
- 他是委员会里最富洞察力的成员.
- 3. He thought me much more sagacious than I was.
- 他把我看得太高明了,而我实际上并不是这样.
- 4. The sagacious minister offered what he considered a rather clever explanation.
- 道貌岸然的牧师说了一套他认为相当聪明的解释.
- 5. The Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious.
- 普罗斯珀罗亲王是个无忧无虑、无所畏惧、聪敏睿智的人.