politic
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pol·i·tic /ˈpɒlətɪk $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal SENSIBLEsensible and likely to gain you an advantage 明智的，精明的；考虑周到的；慎重的 SYN prudentit is politic to do something It would not be politic to ignore the reporters. 无视记者可不是上策。 → politics, body politicExamples from the Corpus
politic• In this most political of cities, what a woman wears must be politic.• His Caesar is a cool, politic figure, shallow and almost silly.• Had Stiles been more politic, he would have used the information in court.• Judge Lyttle, politic in the ways a judge can be, treats reporters well.Origin politic (1400-1500) French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from polites “citizen”, from polis “city”pol·i·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
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politic
pol‧i‧tic /ˈpɒlətɪk, ˈpɒlɪtɪk $ ˈpɑː-/
adjective formal
SYN prudent
it is politic to do something
It would not be politic to ignore the reporters.
⇨ politics, body politic
pol‧i‧tic /ˈpɒlətɪk, ˈpɒlɪtɪk $ ˈpɑː-/
adjective formal Word Family: noun: politician, politics, politicization, politicking, politico; adjective: political, politicized, apolitical, politic; verb: politicize; adverb: politically
Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from polites __citizen__, from polis __city__
sensible and likely to gain you an advantage Language: French
Origin: politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from polites __citizen__, from polis __city__
SYN prudent
it is politic to do something
⇨ politics, body politic