politic

英 [ˈpɒlətɪk]

美 [ˈpɑːlətɪk]

adj.  谨慎的; 得当的; 明智的
v.  (贬)从事政治活动

IELTS

BNC.24640 / COCA.27893

牛津词典

adj.

• 谨慎的；得当的；明智的
  based on good judgement
  1. It seemed politic to say nothing.
     沉默似乎是上策。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Many towns often found it politic to change their allegiance.politicsbody politic

英英释义

adj

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  1. he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
  2. the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
  Synonym:smoothsuavebland
• marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  1. it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
  2. a politic decision
  3. a politic manager
  4. a politic old scoundrel
  5. a shrewd and politic reply

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