savvy

• n. 悟性；理解能力；懂行（的人）
• vt. 理解；懂
• vi. 理解；知道

加勒比混雜英語，借自法語 savez-vous,是否知道，來自 savez,知道，詞源同 savant,vous,你， 詞源同 rendezvous.電影《加勒比海盜》中杰克船長口頭禪。

savvy

savvy: see sapient

savvy (n.)

1785, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" West Indies pidgin borrowing of French savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Spanish sabe (usted) "you know," both from Vulgar Latin *sapere, from Latin sapere "be wise, be knowing" (see sapient). The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun. Related: Savvily; savviness.

1. He is known for his political savvy and strong management skills.

他以睿智的政治頭腦和強(qiáng)勢的管理手腕出名。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She was a pretty savvy woman.

她是個(gè)見過世面的漂亮女人。

來自辭典例句

3. Where's your savvy?

你的常識到哪里去了?

來自辭典例句

4. Keep your mouth shut! Savvy?

閉上嘴! 懂 嗎 ?

來自辭典例句

5. But this time, they are adopting more politically - savvy strategies.

但這一次他們的策略更講究政治技巧.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)