sagacity
/səˈɡæ.sə.ti/
构词拆解
- -ity
- Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description. · Used to form a countable noun from an adjective, referring to someone or something that conforms to the adjective's description.
词源链
- 英语English
sagacity
词源说明
From French sagacité, from Latin sagācitās (“sagaciousness”), from sagāx (“of quick perception, acute, sagacious”) (whence -acity), from sāgiō (“to perceive by the senses”). Equivalent to sagac(ious) + -ity.
释义
名词noun
- 1The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful. [from 16th c.]
- 2obsoleteKeen sense of smell.