n.精明(刁鉆；劇烈)
In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit. 那時(shí)，這老頭兒只不過是個(gè)泥瓦工罷了。他之所以發(fā)跡，我認(rèn)為靠的是精明的而不是業(yè)績(jī)。
