sagacity
英 [s?'g?s?t?]
美 [s?'g?s?ti]
中文詞源
sagacity 明智，練達來自 sagacious,明智的，練達的，-ity,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- sagacity (n.)
- c. 1500, from Middle French sagacité, from Latin sagacitatem (nominative sagacitas) "keenness of perception, quality of being acute," from sagax (genitive sagacis) "of quick perception, acute," related to sagus "prophetic," sagire "perceive keenly," from PIE root *sag- "to track down, trace, seek" (cognates: Old English secan "to seek;" see seek). Also used 17c.-18c. of animals, meaning "acute sense of smell."
雙語例句
- 1. It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.
- 作出這個決定需要政治家的遠見卓識.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Sagacity, unlike cleverness, usually increases with age.
- 明智和聰明不同, 通常是隨著年齡增長的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. I hesitate to record the many other instances of his sagacity.
- 我不大愿意把關于他如何聰明的其他許多事例寫下來.
來自辭典例句
- 4. All his sagacity seemed to desert him.
- 他似乎完全失去洞察力.
來自辭典例句
- 5. These inventions had obtained for him the renown of more than human sagacity.
- 他的這些發明使人們把他看得神乎其神.
來自辭典例句