politic 音标拼音: [p'ɑlət
, ɪk]
a . 精明的,圆滑的,慎重的,策略的
精明的,圆滑的,慎重的,策略的
politic adj 1 :
marked by artful prudence ,
expedience ,
and shrewdness ;
"
it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people '
s quarrels "; "
a politic decision "; "
a politic manager "; "
a politic old scoundrel "; "
a shrewd and politic reply " [
ant : {
impolitic }]
2 :
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication ; "
he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage "; "
the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error " [
synonym : {
politic },
{
smooth }, {
suave }, {
bland }]
Politic \
Pol `
i *
tic \,
n .
A politician . [
Archaic ] --
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
Swiftly the politic goes ;
is it dark ?
he borrows a lantern ;
Slowly the statesman and sure ,
guiding his feet by the stars . --
Lowell .
[
1913 Webster ]
Politic \
Pol "
i *
tic \,
a . [
L .
politicus political ,
Gr . ?
belonging to the citizens or to the state ,
fr .?
citizen :
cf .
F .
politique .
See {
Police },
and cf . {
ePolitical }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to polity ,
or civil government ;
political ;
as ,
the body politic .
See under {
Body }.
[
1913 Webster ]
He with his people made all but one politic body .
--
Sir P .
Sidney .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Pertaining to ,
or promoting ,
a policy ,
especially a national policy ;
well -
devised ;
adapted to its end ,
whether right or wrong ; --
said of things ;
as ,
a politic treaty .
"
Enrich '
d with politic grave counsel ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Sagacious in promoting a policy ;
ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management ;
devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle ;
hence ,
in a good sense ,
wise ;
prudent ;
sagacious ;
and in a bad sense ,
artful ;
unscrupulous ;
cunning ; --
said of persons .
[
1913 Webster ]
Politic with my friend ,
smooth with mine enemy .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Wise ;
prudent ;
sagacious ;
discreet ;
provident ;
wary ;
artful ;
cunning .
[
1913 Webster ]
192 Moby Thesaurus words for "
politic ":
Daedalian ,
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
acute ,
adept ,
adroit ,
advantageous ,
advisable ,
appropriate ,
apt ,
arch ,
artful ,
artistic ,
astute ,
authoritative ,
becoming ,
befitting ,
bravura ,
brilliant ,
cagey ,
canny ,
careful ,
cautious ,
circumspect ,
civic ,
clean ,
clever ,
congruous ,
considerate ,
convenient ,
coordinated ,
crack ,
crackerjack ,
crafty ,
cunning ,
cute ,
daedal ,
deceitful ,
decent ,
deep ,
deep -
laid ,
deft ,
deliberate ,
delicate ,
designing ,
desirable ,
dexterous ,
dextrous ,
diplomatic ,
discreet ,
discriminating ,
discriminative ,
enlightened ,
evasive ,
excellent ,
expedient ,
expert ,
fancy ,
favorable ,
feasible ,
felicitous ,
feline ,
fit ,
fitten ,
fitting ,
foxy ,
fructuous ,
geopolitical ,
gingerly ,
good ,
goodish ,
governmental ,
graceful ,
guarded ,
guileful ,
handy ,
happy ,
heedful ,
hesitant ,
ingenious ,
insidious ,
intelligent ,
inventive ,
judgmatic ,
judicial ,
judicious ,
knowing ,
leaving out nothing ,
likely ,
magisterial ,
masterful ,
masterly ,
meet ,
mindful ,
neat ,
no mean ,
noncommittal ,
on guard ,
opportune ,
overlooking no possibility ,
pawky ,
perceptive ,
percipient ,
perspicacious ,
political ,
politico -
commercial ,
politico -
diplomatic ,
politico -
economic ,
politico -
geographical ,
politico -
judicial ,
politico -
military ,
politico -
moral ,
politico -
religious ,
politico -
scientific ,
politico -
social ,
politico -
theological ,
professional ,
proficient ,
profitable ,
proper ,
provident ,
prudent ,
prudential ,
quick ,
quite some ,
ready ,
recommendable ,
reflecting ,
reflective ,
regardful ,
resourceful ,
right ,
safe ,
sagacious ,
sage ,
scheming ,
seasonable ,
seemly ,
sensible ,
serpentine ,
sharp ,
shifty ,
shrewd ,
skillful ,
slick ,
slippery ,
slow to act ,
sly ,
smooth ,
snaky ,
sneaky ,
some ,
sophistical ,
sortable ,
statesmanlike ,
stealthy ,
strategic ,
stylish ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
suffragist ,
suitable ,
supple ,
tactful ,
tactical ,
tentative ,
the compleat ,
the complete ,
thorough ,
thoughtful ,
timely ,
to be desired ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
unadventurous ,
uncommunicative ,
undaring ,
unenterprising ,
unprecipitate ,
useful ,
virtuoso ,
vulpine ,
wary ,
well -
advised ,
well -
done ,
well -
judged ,
well -
timed ,
wily ,
wise ,
workmanlike ,
worthwhile
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