单词本：astute

CISA 的一篇供应链信息信息安全文章(CISA 2021)中提到，软件供应链过程中充满了各种安全攻击，简直防不胜防：

Even a vendor’s well-implemented SDLC and a customer’s astute procurement due diligence and contracting provisions will not eliminate all vulnerabilities from entering the software supply chain.

这里， astute 是精明的意思。这个词来自希腊语 asty 城镇。拉丁语 astus 心灵手巧的，astutus 能工巧匠的。我怀疑，那时候城镇里住着很多手工艺人，所以城镇可以称为手工艺人聚集的地方，也就有了能工巧匠这一层意思。

在这篇名为“Is Development Still Financeable? That Depends” (Kirk 2024) 的商业地产分析文章中，我们也读到了 astute 这个词:

“The challenge for developers is to find a bank astute enough to recognize the difference between ordinary and unique” Barkidjija continued. ”This is why it is so important to partner with a bank that has deep expertise in commercial real estate, as well as specialization in your target asset class, across a variety of market cycles. This industry expertise, combined with a bank that is structured in a way to really get to know the customer, market and the asset, helps ensure a comprehensive, nuanced evaluation of the deal.”

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