单词辨析 | shred,shrewd

本次我们来辨别2个单词,它们分别是:

  • shred
  • shrewd

第1个单词:shred

美音:/ʃred/,英音:/ʃred/
含义:n. (撕或切的)细条,碎片;极少量,些许;完全毁坏(shreds)
网络含义:切丝

英文短含义:/

例句1:Slowly he feasted off them to the last shred, and then, satisfied, stretched himself out across the cavern and slept.
慢慢地,他把它们吃到最后一点,然后,心满意足地跨过洞穴,睡着了。
– from Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

例句2:I haven’t seen a single shred of anything remotely related to Earth.
我还没有看到任何与地球有关的任何东西。
– from The Last Cuentista

例句3:The homemade banner was shredded to pieces, and the fake flowers strewn around the room.
自制的横幅被撕成碎片,房间里散落着假花。
– from Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

第2个单词:shrewd

美音:/ʃruːd/,英音:/ʃruːd/
含义:adj. (人)精明的,机敏的;(决定和判断)精明的,准确的;(打击)沉重的,尖锐的;邪恶的,恶意的;<古>(尤指天气)寒冷刺骨的,凛冽的
网络含义:精明

英文短含义:If you are shrewd in your spending, you can make a small salary go a long way. Use the adjective shrewd to describe a person or thing that is smart or clever in a practical sort of way./

如果您精明地花钱,那么您可以使微薄的薪水大有帮助。使用形容词 shrewd 以实用的方式描述一个聪明或聪明的人或事物。

英文长含义:The word shrewd is from a Middle English adjective formed from the noun schrewe, “an evil person, a villain.” This Middle English noun is an earlier form of our modern English word shrew. So shrewd and shrew are related to each other. Shrewd doesn’t usually have a disapproving or negative tone, but shrew certainly does.

shrewd 这个词来自一个由名词 schrewe 组成的中古英语形容词,“一个邪恶的人,一个恶棍”。这个中古英语名词是我们现代英语单词 shrew 的早期形式。所以精明和泼妇是相互关联的。精明通常没有不赞成或否定的语气,但精明肯定有。

例句1:Nero eyed Kendra and Seth before fixing Grandma with a shrewd gaze.
尼禄看了一眼肯德拉和赛斯,然后用精明的目光注视着奶奶。
– from Fablehaven

例句2:”It is not only legal, Mr. McSouthers,” Judge Ford replied, signing her name to the check and handing it to the doorman, “it is a shrewd way to keep everyone playing the game.”
“这不仅是合法的,麦克索瑟斯先生,”福特法官回答说,在支票上签了她的名字,然后递给门卫,“这是让每个人都玩这个游戏的精明方式。”
– from The Westing Game

例句3:Where had he seen that frog-like face, that tortoise-like neck, that hunched up attitude—yes and those pale shrewd little eyes?
他从哪里见过那张青蛙似的脸,那乌龟似的脖子,那驼背的姿势——是的,还有那双苍白精明的小眼睛?
– from And Then There Were None


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