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Shrewd English Shrew Practical Adjective Word Middle Noun

Front shrewd
Pron [ʃruːd]
Back 【SHREWD】
Although he had no formal education, he is one of the shrewd businessmen in the steel company.
虽然他没受过正式的教育,但他在钢铁公司是位精明的商人。
【重点词汇】
shrewd adj. 精明的 反: stupid
Vocab
shrewdmarked by practical hardheaded intelligence

If you are shrewd in your spending, you can make a small salary go a long way. Use the adjective shrewd to describe a person or thing that is smart or clever in a practical sort of way.

The word shrewd is from a Middle English adjective formed from the noun schrewe "an evil person, a villain." This Middle English noun is an earlier form of our modern English word shrew. So shrewd and shrew are related to each other. Shrewd doesn't usually have a disapproving or negative tone, but shrew certainly does.

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shrewd
shrewdly
shrewdness

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