savvy

savvy
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)(非正式，主北美)
noun
  1. [mass noun]shrewdness and practical knowledge, especially in politics or business
    （尤指政治或生意上的）智慧；实际知识
    the corporate-finance bankers lacked the necessary political savvy.
    企业金融银行家缺乏政治常识。
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with clause]know or understand
    知晓，懂
    Charley Force would savvy what to do about such a girl.
    查里 • 福斯该会知道如何应付这样的女孩子。
    [no obj.]I've been told, but I want to make sure. Savvy?.
    有人告诉我了，但我想弄清楚，懂吗？。
(savvier, savviest)
  1. shrewd and knowledgeable in the realities of life
    聪慧的；具有实际知识的
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: originally black and pidgin English imitating Spanish sabe usted 'you know'
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