网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 sagacity
释义
sagacity
noun[U]
formal
uk
/səˈɡæs.ə.ti/us
/səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/
thequalityof having orshowingunderstandingand theabilityto make goodjudgments:
聪慧，思想敏锐，精明，洞察力
Theyshowedtheirusualpracticalsagacity.他们表现出一贯的务实精明。
Hisairofkindnessand sagacitytemptspeopletoconfidein him.他善良的风度和睿智的气质吸引着人们向他倾诉。
See
sagacious
More examples
  • Sheshowedwonderfulsagacity inrecognizingthedangerat firstglance.
  • For all hisbrillianceand sagacity, there was somethingdishonestabout him.
  • He wasunconsciousof his sagacity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Intelligence
  • acuity
  • acumen
  • agility
  • apt
  • aptness
  • grey matter
  • gumption
  • highbrow
  • horse sense
  • imaginative
  • penetrating
  • perceptive
  • percipient
  • perspicacious
  • perspicacity
  • presence of mind
  • profundity
  • quick-witted
  • ready
  • subtlety
See more results »
(Definition ofsagacityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsagacity

sagacity
This the experiment does not tell us; it leaves to oursagacitythe burden of guessing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consequently, various forms of memory,sagacity, or wit were highly developed, whereas these bumps typical of vanity and passion for glory were extremely small.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is an educationalsagacitysourced from having school-age children.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The peace of 1919 is founded in union, confidence,sagacityand trust.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The book is well produced and is written withsagacityand feeling.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The dog showed great 'sagacity' in retrieving both lots, which the judges and the crowd applauded.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the opposite side we have the dint of headstrong resolution and here we have the cairnsagacity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Indeed, if worked in the spirit and letter, and with politicalsagacity, it was home rule.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no one who doubts his tact, hissagacity, and his knowledge of war.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
People in this country should perhaps more fully appreciate that it is not simply valour that we are praising butsagacity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Their hopes rested upon him—-upon his integrity as well as hissagacity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The language which it then used was that the height of politicalsagacitywas to keep the masses ignorant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The sixth lies in my constituency, peopled by men and women of sensibility andsagacitywho voted for me.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He has shown constantsagacityand good judgment, not to mention good temper and other personal qualities.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
With great politicalsagacity, my party went to the country when all the demands for increased rates were being delivered to householders.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sagacity##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 1:42:45