Word · Frequency #23516
streetwise
有城市生存智慧的;熟悉都市生活的
核心释义
having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
- 1.
在恶劣的城市环境中生存所必需的技巧、个性和直觉。
Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments.
在恶劣的城市环境中生存所必需的技巧、个性和直觉。;在现代化大城市的生存能力
用法In use
She is streetwise enough to avoid dangerous neighborhoods after dark.
用法提示:streetwise 是形容词,表示“有城市生存智慧的”;句中作表语,后接 enough to 结构说明程度。
Growing up in the city made him streetwise about spotting scams.
用法提示:streetwise 作形容词,与 about 搭配,表示在某方面有城市生存经验;这里用 make + 宾语 + 形容词 的结构。
The streetwise teenager knew exactly which bus to take to get home safely.
用法提示:streetwise 作定语修饰 teenager,表示“熟悉都市生活、有城市生存经验的”。
be streetwise
streetwise 常用于描述人在复杂城市环境中精明、不易上当受骗。
After years of working in the city, she is very streetwise.
在城市工作多年后,她非常有城市生存智慧。
streetwise + noun
作定语时放在名词前,强调该人或事物具有城市生活的精明特质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- streetwise kid
- 熟悉街头生存之道的孩子
- The streetwise kid knew exactly which alleys to avoid after dark.那个熟悉街头生存之道的孩子清楚地知道天黑后要避开哪些小巷。
- streetwise savvy
- 街头智慧;都市生存的机敏
- She impressed everyone with her streetwise savvy when navigating the crowded city market.她在拥挤的城市市场里穿行时展现出的街头智慧令大家印象深刻。
- streetwise survival skills
- 城市生存技能
- Living alone in the city taught him streetwise survival skills.独自在城市生活教会了他城市生存技能。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- He's streetwise, he's got the goods
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象老练的都市人在街头(street)处处有办法,聪明(wise)应对——street + wise 就是“街头生存智慧”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:城市环境、日常交谈 “streetwise” 是口语化的形容词,多用于形容在城市中善于应对各种情况、具备街头智慧的人;在正式写作中比较少见,通常出现在日常交谈或描述都市生存经验的语境里。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -wise 结尾,拼写和 streetwise 的尾部一致,读作 /waɪz/;但 streetwise 的重音在第一个音节,因此这些词和 streetwise 并不严格押韵(真正押韵需重读元音及之后相同)。注意 sideways 读 /ˈsaɪd.weɪz/,结尾是 /weɪz/,虽然拼写相似但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.