adj .
discerning ; shrewd ; keen in judgment ; wise 총명한 ; 빈틈없는 ; 판단력이 날카로운 ; 현명한

• Edgar's decision to move the chickens into the barn turned out to be _____ ; about an hour later, the hailstorm hit.
• The announcer's _____ commentary made the baseball game seem vastly more interesting than we had expected to be.
  아나운서의 빈틈없는 해설 덕분에, 우리는 기대했던 것보다 훨씬 더 재미있게 야구경기를 볼 수 있었다.
• To be _____ is to have sagacity. A similar word is sage, which means wise, possessing wisdom derived from experience or learning.
• When we were contemplating starting our own popcorn business, we received some sage advice from a man who had lost all his money selling candid apples.
  우리가 팝콘 장사에 뛰어드는 것에 대해 심사숙고하고 있을 때, 설탕에 절인 사과 장사를 하다 쫄딱 망한 사람으로부터 우리는 몇 가지 현명한 충고를 받았다.
• The professor's critique, which consisted of just a few sage comments, sent me back to my room feeling pretty stupid.
  단지 날카로운 몇 개의 구절로 구성된 그 교수의 비평문 때문에 나는 다소 바보 같다고 느끼면서 내 방으로 돌아왔다.
• Sage can also be a noun. A wise person, especially a wise old person, is often called sage.