streetwise

IPA/ˈstriːtwaɪz/
KK[strˈitwˌaɪz]IPA/ˈstriːtwaɪz/

streetwise — 形容詞

  • streetwisepositive
  • more streetwisecomparative
  • most streetwisesuperlative

1. knowing from experience how to protect yourself and make sensible choices in a c

1.形容詞B2
釋義

街頭老練

熟悉城市危險並懂得自保

knowing from experience how to protect yourself and make sensible choices in a city where danger or trouble is common

例句

After two years delivering food at midnight, Yasmin became streetwise enough to avoid trouble.

Yasmin 送了兩年深夜外送後，已變得很街頭老練，知道怎麼避開麻煩。

become + streetwise through repeated city experience

The streetwise taxi driver spotted the fake address before the men got in.

那位街頭老練的計程車司機在那兩名男子上車前，就看出地址是假的。

streetwise + noun before a person role

常見搭配
  • streetwise kid
  • streetwise teenager
  • streetwise taxi driver
  • streetwise advice
  • become streetwise
  • look streetwise
同義詞
  • street-smart

    closest everyday synonym; slightly more conversational, especially in North American English

  • savvy

    broader; can describe practical skill in business or social situations, not only urban danger

  • shrewd

    emphasizes clever judgment and may suggest calculation or self-interest

  • worldly

    describes broad life experience, often without the sense of immediate street danger

反義詞
  • naive

    easily fooled and lacking the caution that streetwise people develop

  • sheltered

    protected from rough situations and therefore less ready to handle them

文法句型

be + streetwise

streetwise + noun

become + streetwise

用法筆記

Usually describes people who have learned quick judgment from real city experience. It often suggests alertness to risk and deception, not academic knowledge or general intelligence.

常見錯誤

Rina is streetwise at chemistry.
Rina is good at chemistry.
streetwise is about handling real-life people or risky situations, not school subjects.
One quiet weekend in the village made Jun streetwise.
Years of late-night bus rides across Taipei made Jun streetwise.
the word usually implies hard-won experience in rough city settings.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • streetwise kid
  • streetwise teenager
  • streetwise taxi driver
  • streetwise advice

副詞搭配

  • highly streetwise
  • surprisingly streetwise
  • very streetwise

常用片語

  • become streetwise
  • look streetwise
  • streetwise enough to avoid trouble