shrewd
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 精明的，锐利的，剧烈的，机灵的，厉害的
构词拆分
shrew词根/词干
+
-ed后缀
Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”), from schrewen (“to curse; beshrew”), from schrewe, schrowe, screwe (“evil or wicked person/thing”), from Old English sċrēawa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”). Equivalent to shrew + -ed. More at shrew.
The sense of "cunning" developed in early 16th c., gradually gaining a positive connotation by 17th c.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
- Artful, tricky or cunning.
- (informal) streetwise, street-smart.
- Knowledgeable, intelligent