- 1睿智的、有見識的(很文言;日常比較說「很有眼光」)
A sagacious person understands a situation and judges it well — not only book-smart, but sharp about people, choices, and what is likely to happen. You might call a leader sagacious, or a grandmother, or a quiet remark that turns out to be right.
A sagacious person一個sagacious的人 understands a situation and judges it well能看懂情況、判斷得很好——not only book-smart不只是書讀得好,but sharp about people, choices, and what is likely to happen而是對人、對選擇、對接下來可能發生的事都很敏銳。You might call a leader sagacious你可以說一個領導人sagacious,or a grandmother或說一位祖母,or a quiet remark that turns out to be right或說一句後來證明是對的、輕輕說出的話。
It is a high, word. You will meet it in novels and speeches far more than at the night market.
It is a high, bookish word這是一個高階、書卷氣的字。You will meet it in novels and speeches你會在小說和演講裡遇到它,far more than at the night market遠比在夜市裡多得多。
Though actually, sagacious is stronger than clever. Clever can be quick and a bit ; sagacious is deep, patient, and trusted.
Though actually不過其實,sagacious is stronger than cleversagacious比clever更強。Clever can be quick and a bit showyclever可以很快、也帶點賣弄;sagacious is deep, patient, and trustedsagacious則深沉、有耐性,而且讓人信任。
When someone says “how sagacious” with a smile, they may be teasing, because the word sounds so grand. Formal English. A kind teacher in real talk would just say wise, or “she reads people well.”
When someone says 'how sagacious' with a smile有人帶著笑說『how sagacious』的時候,they may be teasing可能是在調侃,because the word sounds so grand因為這個字聽起來太隆重了。Formal English這是正式英文。A kind teacher in real talk一位親切的老師平常講話,would just say wise只會說wise,or "she reads people well."或說「she reads people well」(她很會看人)。
core核心畫面
組成Coined between 1600 and 1610. Borrowed from Latin sagāx (“keen, of quick perception”) + -acious (“full of that quality”).
同家族的字
- sagacitythe noun: the good judgment itself
- sagaciouslythe adverb: in that wise, sharp-judging way
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
sagaciousadj/səˈɡeɪʃəs/
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formalHaving or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
- I resort, once again, to a sagacious adage from Justice Scalia […]
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