acumen

1. a tapering point

2. shrewdness shown by keen insight

来自词根ac, 尖。-men名词后缀，同-ment.

acumen

acumen: [16] Acumen is a direct borrowing from Latin acūmen, which meant both literally ‘point’ and figuratively ‘sharpness’. It derived from the verb acuere ‘sharpen’, which was also the source of English acute. The original pronunciation of acumen in English was /ə_kjūmen/, with the stress on the second syllable, very much on the pattern of the Latin original; it is only relatively recently that a pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable has become general.
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acumen (n.)

1530s, from Latin acumen "a point, sting," hence "mental sharpness, shrewdness," from acuere "to sharpen" (see acuity).

1. He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman.

他欠缺做主席应具备的判断力和政治敏锐度。

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2. She has considerable business acumen.

她的经营能力绝非一般.

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3. His business acumen has made him very successful.

他的商业头脑使他很成功.

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4. He had demonstrated considerable business acumen.

他展示了出色的经商才能.

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5. Financial acumen , the accuracy of banks'advices and the quality of services make banks'profitability ~.

金融敏感度(acumen) 、 银行提供建议的正确性和优质服务,使银行获利成为可能.

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