politic

英['pɒlətɪk] 美['pɑːlətɪk]
  • adj. 精明的；圆滑的；慎重的
politicly
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness;

    "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"
    "a politic decision"
    "a politic manager"
    "a politic old scoundrel"
    "a shrewd and politic reply"

  2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;

    "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
    "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"

双语例句

1. It seemed politic to say nothing.
沉默似乎是上策。

来自《权威词典》

2. I felt it politic to keep my peace and play the part of the attentive listener.
我觉得保持沉默、做一名专心的听众比较明智。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 'I do it because it's politic; I do it on principle.
“ 我那样做是出于策略, 出于原则.

来自英汉文学 - 双城记

4. When the fight began, he thought it politic to leave.
刚一打起来他就想到还是走为上策.

来自辞典例句

5. David was more politic and successful than his predecessor.
大卫比他的前任精明,成就也较大.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. A politic man tries not to offendpeople.
      精明的人尽量不得罪人。
    2. Many towns often found it politic to change their allegiance.
      很多城镇经常发现改变他们的忠诚度是件精明的举动。

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political polite politick politico politicker politic in politicize politicide politicics politicise politicking politico-
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