astute
[ə'stjut]
a. 敏锐, 狡猾

1. It is an astute move to sell just before price goes down.
   正价跌脱，真精举。
2. He is astute in business.
   做意精。
3. He is a very astute merchant, and can not accept to be the first offers a price.
   非常精，接受价。

astute
[ adj ]
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
<adj.all>
a smart businessmanan astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow




Astute \As*tute"\, a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning;
perh. cognate with E. acute.]
Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.

Syn: Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating;
cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty.
※ {As*tute"ly}, adv. -- {As*tute"ness}, n.