astute
US: /əˈstut/
UK: /ɐstjˈuːt/
UK: /ɐstjˈuːt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
astute /əs'tju:t/
- tính từ
- sắc sảo, tinh khôn
- láu, tinh ranh, mánh khoé
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
very clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation, especially how to get an advantage
Synonym: SHREWD
an astute businessman / politician / observer + It was an astute move to sell the shares just then. + She was astute enough to realize that what Jack wanted was her money.
astutely adverb
astuteness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 shrewd, subtle, clever, ingenious, adroit, wily, cunning, calculating, canny, crafty, artful, arch, sly, foxy, guileful, underhand, underhanded; Rare astucious:
He had the reputation of being an astute businessman.
2 sharp, keen, perceptive, observant, alert, quick, quick-witted, sage, sagacious, wise, intelligent, insightful, perspicacious, discerning, knowledgeable:
That was a very astute comment, Smedley.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be
ADV.
very | financially, politically
Concise English dictionary
ə'stjuːt
adj.
+marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
