Acuteness

(noun.) the quality of having a sharp edge or point.

(noun.) a quick and penetrating intelligence; 'he argued with great acuteness'; 'I admired the keenness of his mind'.

(noun.) a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; 'dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell'.

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• A deal,' said the old lady, laughing very heartily at her own acuteness. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It is impossible to express with what acuteness I felt the convict's breathing, not only on the back of my head, but all along my spine. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Nothing in her cherished affection in me, made me better, gentler; she only stirred my brain and whetted my acuteness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• They grew to sudden acuteness as she caught sight of George Dorset descending the steps of the Hotel de Paris and making for her across the square. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• She felt this with nervous acuteness as soon as she had spoken, and coloured to the eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Ex-act-ly--pre-cise-ly: with your usual acuteness, you have hit the nail straight on the head. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Phineas was tall and lathy, red-haired, with an expression of great acuteness and shrewdness in his face. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• What you say, my dear, is marked with your usual acuteness and good sense, said St. Clare. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Look at her small face, Mrs. Pryor, scarcely larger than the palm of my hand, alive with acuteness and eagerness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Her way of glossing over the transaction with Trenor he regarded at once as a tribute to his own acuteness, and a confirmation of his suspicions. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I rather believe you are giving me more credit for acuteness than I deserve. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.

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