acumen
英 ['?kj?m?n; ?'kju?m?n]
美
- n. 聰明，敏銳
擴(kuò)展詞匯TOEFLGRETEM8
助記提示
acumen?????????敏銳，聰明?“阿Q們非常聰明”
中文詞源
acumen 精明
來自詞根ac, 尖。-men名詞后綴，同-ment.
英文詞源
- acumen
- acumen: [16] Acumen is a direct borrowing from Latin acūmen, which meant both literally ‘point’ and figuratively ‘sharpness’. It derived from the verb acuere ‘sharpen’, which was also the source of English acute. The original pronunciation of acumen in English was /?_kjūmen/, with the stress on the second syllable, very much on the pattern of the Latin original; it is only relatively recently that a pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable has become general.
=> acute - acumen (n.)
- 1530s, from Latin acumen "a point, sting," hence "mental sharpness, shrewdness," from acuere "to sharpen" (see acuity).
雙語例句
- 1. He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman.
- 他欠缺做主席應(yīng)具備的判斷力和政治敏銳度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She has considerable business acumen.
- 她的經(jīng)營能力絕非一般.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. His business acumen has made him very successful.
- 他的商業(yè)頭腦使他很成功.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He had demonstrated considerable business acumen.
- 他展示了出色的經(jīng)商才能.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Financial acumen , the accuracy of banks'advices and the quality of services make banks'profitability ~.
- 金融敏感度(acumen) 、 銀行提供建議的正確性和優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù),使銀行獲利成為可能.
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