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be astute at (doing) sth
She is astute at reading people's intentions.
她善于洞察他人的意图。
精明；敏锐
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精明；敏锐
having or showing an ability to understand or assess situations quickly and accurately; shrewd
She is astute at reading people's intentions.
她善于洞察他人的意图。
迅速且敏锐地辨别的
Quickly and critically discerning.
具有实际而精明的才智
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
精明的或狡猾的
Shrewd or crafty.
An astute businesswoman, she spotted the market trend before anyone else.
作为一位敏锐的商人，她比任何人都更早发现了市场趋势。
AI contextual example
His astute observations during the meeting impressed the board members.
他在会议上的敏锐观察给董事会成员留下了深刻印象。
AI contextual example
It was astute of you to invest in that technology early on.
你早期投资那项技术真是明智。
AI contextual example
an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
精明的租户总会细读租约里的小字条款。
WordNet
She is astute at reading people's intentions.
她善于洞察他人的意图。
He is astute in business negotiations.
他在商业谈判中很精明。
The detective was as astute as a fox.
这位侦探像狐狸一样敏锐。
Not this
His astute helped him solve the problem.
Use this
His astuteness helped him solve the problem.
astute 是形容词，不能用作名词；应使用其名词形式 astuteness。
Not this
She has an astute sense of hearing.
Use this
She has an acute sense of hearing.
astute 用于指洞察力、判断力敏锐，而描述感官敏锐应使用 acute。
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敏锐的观察者
She is an astute observer of political trends.
她是一位对政治趋势观察敏锐的人。
精明的商人
The astute businessman turned a small loan into a fortune.
这位精明的商人用一笔小额贷款赚了一大笔钱。
敏锐的政治分析
His astute political analysis was widely respected.
他敏锐的政治分析受到广泛尊重。
明智而精明的决定
It was an astute decision to invest early.
尽早投资是一个明智而精明的决定。
敏锐的判断力
Her astute judgment of character saved the team from a bad deal.
她对人敏锐的判断力让团队避免了一笔糟糕的交易。
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astute 拆成 a + stute，stute 像 student（学生）：聪明的学生眼光敏锐、一下就能看穿，所以 astute 是精明、敏锐的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：business negotiation、political analysis、written commentary astute 常用于形容人判断敏锐、善于洞察局势并把握时机，属于中性偏正式的词，多用于商务、政治或书面评论等场合，日常口语中也可以使用，但语气比 sharp 或 smart 更书面。
通常用于名词前或系动词后，修饰人或其判断
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