| 单词 | savvy |
| 释义 | savvy (once / 3422 pages) nv You are known as someone with a lot of business savvy, but only because you've managed to keep your staggering debts a secret. Which is actually pretty savvy. Someone who is savvy is shrewd and perceptive. Most English words stem directly from other European languages, like French and Latin. Not savvy. It comes from the West Indies, a twist on the French savez vous? — “Do you know?” Savvy was first recorded in its adjective form in 1905. Synonyms for the noun form include acumen, discernment, grasp, perception, and sharpness. WORD FAMILYsavvy: savvied, savvier, savvies, savviest, savvying USAGE EXAMPLESTheir mission: to promote Mr. Xi and the ruling Communist Party in a voice that resonates with China’s digitally savvy millennials. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) As savvy politicians, they are exploiting the American election for their own purposes. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) Added senior linebacker Brandon Bell: “He’s really savvy. He moves better than you want him to. … It will definitely be a test.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the cognitive condition of someone who understands Syn|Hypo|Hyper apprehension, discernment, understanding comprehension an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) self-knowledgean understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities smatteringa slight or superficial understanding of a subject appreciation, grasp, holdunderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something graspingunderstanding with difficulty hindsightunderstanding the nature of an event after it has happened brainstorm, brainwave, insightthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation realisation, realization, recognitioncoming to understand something clearly and distinctly sensea natural appreciation or ability lightmental understanding as an enlightening experience revelationan enlightening or astonishing disclosure breakthrough, discovery, finda productive insight flasha sudden brilliant understanding knowing a clear and certain mental apprehension 2v get the meaning of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok figure understand catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twigunderstand, usually after some initial difficulty intuitknow or grasp by intuition or feeling digestarrange and integrate in the mind understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of |
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