标题: uncanny-canny-acumen-acrimony [打印本页] 作者: etthink 时间: 2023-1-29 15:53 标题: uncanny-canny-acumen-acrimony uncanny
It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking.
真是不可思议，她好像知道我在想什么似的。
A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling
精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。
He was far too canny to risk giving himself away
他非常精明，不会冒险暴露自己。
acumen
He is a man of considerable business acumen.
他是一个做生意很精明的人。
acu= sharp 尖，锐利 acerbate v. 激怒
acerb 尖，锐利 + ate 使… → 用尖刺 → 激怒
aciform adj. 针状的
aci〔= ac〕尖，锐利 + form 形状 → 针状的
acme n. 顶点，顶峰 acumen的变体
acrid adj. 辛辣的；尖刻的
acr 尖，锐利 + id 有…的性质 → 辛辣的；尖刻的 acrimony n. 刻薄，尖刻
acri〔= acr〕尖，锐利 + mony 表状态 → 刻薄，尖刻