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Savvy Latin Sævi A.有见识和精明能干的 无 N Practical Sense

单词 savvy
音标 ['sævi]
解释 a.有见识和精明能干的
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字源 savvy (n.)
1785, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" West Indies pidgin borrowing of French savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Spanish sabe (usted) "you know," both from Vulgar Latin *sapere, from Latin sapere "be wise, be knowing" (see sapient). The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun. Related: Savvily; savviness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 有见识的; 精明能干的; n 知识; 才智
【记】savv = saw锯, y: 发明锯子的鲁班-有才智的
【反】tactless(adj 不老练的); simplicity(n 头脑简单; 直率)
趣味全助记 【记】看着象saw + y, saw是see的过去式,有明白的意思(如 I see)

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