canny

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Careful, prudent, cautious.
    — The politician gave a canny response to the reporter’s questions.
  2. Natural, normal. proscribed
    — I should have been glad to be assured that she prayed when on her knees, or read when that book was before her; I should have felt that she was more canny and human.
  3. Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can. especially
    — The rear sounds sounded canny compared to the front ones. And you also have to adjust the volume so both pair of speakers are at the same level, […]
  4. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
    — The canny lawyer knew just how to get what he wanted.
  5. Frugal, thrifty.
    — canny investments
  6. Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny. Northumbria,Scotland
    — She’s a canny lass hor like!
  7. Gentle, quiet, steady. Northumbria,Scotland
    — a canny horse
副词 adv.
  1. Very, considerably; quite, rather. Northumbria,not-comparable
    — a canny long journey
  2. Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully. Northumbria,Scotland,not-comparable
    — he sits very canny

词形变化

cannier comparative canniest superlative cannier comparative canniest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
cannily canniness ca' canny

词源

词源 1
Northern English dialect, from can (“to know”) ( + -y), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Compare Scots canny, English cunny, Old English cann (“knowledge, assertion”). More at can, cunning.
词源 2
Back-formation from uncanny.
词源 3
can (“more or less cylindrical metal container”) + -y
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