He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.
他是個精明能干、有錢的商人，但鎮上大部分人對他生活中的這一個方面幾乎一無所知。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 富有的;充分的;
n. 富人，有錢人，闊人;
?? wealth財富+y...的 → 富裕的
"a hankering for a wealthy lifestyle"
渴望過富裕生活
近義：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反義：impecunious, landless, meager, needy, penniless, penurious
businessman
['b?zn?sm?n]
n. 商人;實業家;
?? business生意+man人→ n. 商人
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義：impresario, merchant, trader, businessperson, employer, entrepreneur
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地，粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不，簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈，這是不可能的。
近義：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反義：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adj. 精明的，敏銳的;奸詐的，狡猾的;有眼光的;精于盤算的;
?? shr(short收縮，短小，精)+ewd 精明的 機靈的 識路的(諧音):挺 機靈
"His answer to the journalist is a shrewd one."
他回答記者的問題是很機敏的.
近義：intelligent, argute, knowing, astute, perceptive, percipient