astute

IPA/əˈstjuːt/
KK[əstˈut]IPA/əˈstuːt/

astute — 形容詞

  • astutepositive
  • more astutecomparative
  • most astutesuperlative

1. quick to read a situation accurately and clever at acting on it for a real-world

1.形容詞C1
釋義

精明；敏銳

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quick to read a situation accurately and clever at acting on it for a real-world gain — for example, spotting a market trend before rivals do, or noticing a small detail in a contract that saves money.

例句

Ines is an astute observer of office politics and always knows whose side to take.

Ines 對辦公室政治觀察敏銳，總是知道該站哪一邊。

astute + observer (typical noun collocation)

Buying that small bakery in 2018 turned out to be an astute business move.

事後證明，二○一八年買下那家小麵包店是一步精明的生意。

astute + business move (praising a past decision)

常見搭配
  • astute observer
  • astute businessman
  • astute politician
  • astute move
  • astute decision
  • astute investor
  • politically astute
  • financially astute
同義詞
  • shrewd

    very close in meaning; slightly more focus on hard-headed self-interest

  • savvy

    informal; suggests practical know-how, often technical or street-smart

  • perceptive

    broader; about noticing things, with no need for action or advantage

  • sharp

    informal and shorter; can describe quick wits in any setting

反義詞
  • naive

    lacking the experience to see what is really going on

  • obtuse

    formal; slow to grasp the obvious

  • gullible

    easily fooled, the opposite of seeing through tricks

文法句型

astute + noun (observer, move, decision)

astute + enough + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Strongly positive: implies the person not only sees clearly but also turns that insight into a smart action. Common in business, political, and financial contexts; rarely used about emotional or moral matters.

常見錯誤

She is astute about her grandmother's feelings.
She is sensitive to her grandmother's feelings.
'astute' is for practical, strategic insight, not emotional warmth.
He is a very astute student in mathematics.
He is a very able student in mathematics.
'astute' praises real-world judgement, not academic skill.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • politically astute
  • financially astute
  • remarkably astute
  • particularly astute
  • shrewdly astute

常用片語

  • an astute reader of (people / markets / situations)
  • astute enough to (do something)

介系詞搭配

  • astute about (a topic)
  • astute in (a field)