c. 1500, from Middle French sagacité, from Latin sagacitatem (nominative sagacitas) "keenness of perception, quality of being acute," from sagax (genitive sagacis) "of quick perception, acute," related to sagus "prophetic," sagire "perceive keenly," from PIE root *sag- "to track down, trace, seek" (cognates: Old English secan "to seek;" see seek). Also used 17c.-18c. of animals, meaning "acute sense of smell."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.
作出這個(gè)決定需要政治家的遠(yuǎn)見卓識(shí).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Sagacity, unlike cleverness, usually increases with age.
明智和聰明不同, 通常是隨著年齡增長(zhǎng)的.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. I hesitate to record the many other instances of his sagacity.
我不大愿意把關(guān)于他如何聰明的其他許多事例寫下來.
來自辭典例句
4. All his sagacity seemed to desert him.
他似乎完全失去洞察力.
來自辭典例句
5. These inventions had obtained for him the renown of more than human sagacity.