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sagacious

\suh-GAY-shus\, adjective:
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness.
形容词 a.
1.睿智的;有远见的;聪慧的
He is the most sagacious member of the committee.
他是委员会里最富洞察力的成员。
2.【旧】嗅觉灵敏的

Example Quotes:
Edward's uncle, a sagacious scholar equally at home with Celtic myth and Eastern wisdom, declines his nephew's request to tell the story of Hamlet (it would come too close to home).
~John Gross, New York Times, December 3, 1984

Others worked up sagacious-sounding comments about the French author that would serve until they could read some of his books themselves, or until the current interest fades.
~Maureen Dowd, "Nobel Panel's Pick Keeps Cognoscenti Guessing", New York Times, October 18, 1985

Example Sentences:
The reminder to save for a rainy day would prove to be sagacious advice.

Synonyms
Keen - Reusing your grocery bags is a keen decision.

Sagacious derives from Latin sagax, "keen; shrewd; clever."



A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。



What is that which has no leg but a body and a long neck?
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