英和和英

語源

From street +‎ -wise.

形容詞

streetwise (comparative more streetwise, superlative most streetwise)

1. Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments.
   • 1986, Bonnie Tyler, “Holding Out for a Hero”, in Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire:

     Where's the streetwise Hercules / to fight the rising odds?

2. (mostly US) Possessing a style that reflects urban life and microculture.

   You could tell from the way he spat old Tupac lyrics, loitering in the corner with his homies, flipping that Yankees cap on his head like he couldn't give a damn that he was streetwise enough to melt Will Smith.

同意語

• street-smart

派生語

参考

• street smarts