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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

敏锐 [mǐnruì]
  1. 1. adjective keen

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

敏锐 [mǐnruì]
  1. 1. sharp; acute; keen; subtle;nimble
    嗅觉敏锐
    have a keen sense of smell
    听觉敏锐
    have good (or sharp) ears
    目光敏锐
    have sharp eyes; be sharp-eyed
    敏锐的政治眼光
    keen political insight
  2. 2. adverb acutely

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

敏锐 [mǐnruì]
  1. 1. (感觉)灵敏,(眼光)锐利
    敏锐的观察力。

Examples

目光敏锐
have sharp eyes; be sharp-eyed
嗅觉敏锐
have a keen sense of smell
敏锐地洞见了这个问题的关键所在。
He sees clearly where the problems lies.
这位老人的感觉神经似乎不太敏锐了。
The sensory nerves of this old man seem to dull.
做一个合格的行侦人员一定要有敏锐的鉴察能力。
It requires acute vision to be a competent detective.
目光敏锐
sharp-eyed
敏锐

Collocations

感觉敏锐
a sharp sense
思想敏锐
a sharp mind
敏锐的观察力
a shrewd observation
敏锐地发现
to find out something incisively
非常敏锐
very sharp

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

敏捷 and 敏锐

敏捷 and 敏锐
mǐnjié and mǐnruì

1. 敏捷 stresses on being nimble and quick, and is mostly applied to action and behavior.
(1) 他动作敏捷,一下子就冲过来接住了下落的背包。
(2) 他敏捷地接住了下落的背包。
(3) 他身手敏捷,这个动作对他来说应该不难。

2. 敏锐,with the stress on being nimble and acute, is mostly applied to a sense or perception.
(1) 一个好的警察,应该具有敏锐的观察力。
(2) 他用敏锐的目光看了我一眼。
(3) 虽然是一个很小的细节,但是还是被她敏锐地感觉到了。

When applied to things both nimble and sharp, the two words are interchangeable, but with a different stress.
(4) 他的思维敏捷敏锐),一句话就击中了问题的要害。
(5) 反应敏捷敏锐)是一个优秀的辩手应该具有的素质。

1. “敏捷”侧重于灵敏迅速,多用于动作行为。
2. “敏锐”侧重于灵敏锐利,多用于感官、感觉。
但在同时修饰灵敏迅速和锐利的事物中,有时这两个词可以互换,不过在意义上有侧重。

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