Word of the Day：September 21, 2022
perspicacious
敏锐的；有洞察力的；精辟的
adjective /per-spuh-KAY-shus/ [ˌpɜrspɪˈkeɪʃəs]
What It Means
Perspicacious is a formal word that means “possessing acute mental vision or discernment.” Someone who is perspicacious has a keen ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious.
Perspicacious ，正式词，意思是“拥有敏锐的心理洞察力”。具有敏锐能力的人，能够注意到隐晦的、难理解的事情。
PERSPICACIOUS in Context
“Some of the film’s performances are merely peculiar and others merely apt, but [actor Don] Cheadle is thrilling, with coiled strength and a perspicacious gaze that seems to realize ideas in motion.” — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021
“这部电影的有些表演是奇特的，有些表演只算是恰到好处的， 但 [演员唐] 钱德尔（Don Cheadle）的表演是令人兴奋的，他用力量和敏锐的目光似乎从动作中表现出了想法。
Did You Know?
Some perspective on perspicacious: the word combines the Latin perspicac- (from perspicax meaning “clear-sighted,” which in turn comes from perspicere, “to see through”) with the common English adjective suffix -ious. The result is a somewhat uncommon word used to describe someone (such as a reader or observer) or something (such as an essay or analysis) displaying the perception and understanding of subtleties others tend to miss, such as the distinctions between the words perspicacious, shrewd, sagacious, and astute—something our synonym chooser can help with.
perspicacious 的某些看法：这个词结合了拉丁语 perspicac-（来自 perspicax，意思是“clear- sighted「清晰的」”，而后者又来自 perspicere，“to see through「看穿」”）和常见的英语形容词后缀 -ious。 最终是由一个不常见的词来描述某人（如读者或观察者）或某事（如一篇文章或分析），指能够感知和理解到他人容易错过的细枝末节，如这些单词之间的区别 perspicious「滑稽的」，shrewd「敏锐的」、sagacious「睿智的」和 astute「精明的」——something our synonym chooser can help with。
Test Your Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks to complete an adjective that can describe both literal and figurative nearsightedness: m _ _ p _ c.
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