He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.
他是个精明能干、有钱的商人，但镇上大部分人对他生活中的这一个方面几乎一无所知。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 富有的;充分的;
n. 富人，有钱人，阔人;
💡 wealth财富+y...的 → 富裕的
"a hankering for a wealthy lifestyle"
渴望过富裕生活
近义：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义：impecunious, landless, meager, needy, penniless, penurious
businessman
['bɪznəsmæn]
n. 商人;实业家;
💡 business生意+man人→ n. 商人
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：impresario, merchant, trader, businessperson, employer, entrepreneur
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。
近义：approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义：just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
adj. 精明的，敏锐的;奸诈的，狡猾的;有眼光的;精于盘算的;
💡 shr(short收缩，短小，精)+ewd 精明的 机灵的 识路的(谐音):挺 机灵
"His answer to the journalist is a shrewd one."
他回答记者的问题是很机敏的.
近义：intelligent, argute, knowing, astute, perceptive, percipient