keenness

[US]/'ki:nnis/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ketajaman; ketajaman.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

His speech fired the people with keenness for the plan.

Percakapannya menyemangati orang-orang dengan keinginan terhadap plan ini.

A good teacher should be able to infect his students with his own keenness for his subject.

Seorang guru yang baik sepatutnya mampu menyemangati pelajar-pelajarnya dengan keinginannya sendiri terhadap subjeknya.

to show keenness in learning new skills

untuk menunjukkan keinginan dalam mempelajari kemahiran baru

to demonstrate keenness in pursuing goals

untuk menunjukkan keinginan dalam mengejar matlamat

to have a keenness for details

untuk mempunyai keinginan terhadap butiran-butiran

keenness in exploring new opportunities

keinginan dalam menjelajah peluang-peluang baru

to express keenness in trying new experiences

untuk menunjukkan keinginan dalam mencuba pengalaman baru

to possess a keenness for innovation

untuk mempunyai keinginan terhadap inovasi

keenness in understanding different cultures

keinginan dalam memahami budaya-budaya yang berbeza

Real-world Examples

She gives the knife a human quality, the quality of keenness.

Beliau memberi kualiti manusia kepada pisau itu, kualiti ketajaman.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Appetite is the keenness of living.

Nafsu adalah ketajaman kehidupan.

Source: New English Course 6

" No; none. Have you" she retorted, repeating her former phrase with an added keenness of intention.

"Tidak; tiada. Adakah kamu?" jawabnya, mengulangi frasa sebelumnya dengan penambahan ketajaman niat.

Source: People and Ghosts (Part 2)

Before they had proceeded many rods, the Indians stopped, and appeared to gaze at some signs on the earth with more than their usual keenness.

Sebelum mereka bergerak banyak rod, orang-orang India berhenti, dan kelihatan memandang sesuatu tanda di bumi dengan ketajaman yang lebih daripada biasa mereka.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Chinese)

Now, however, that the charming object of his distraction was out of sight he could deliberate, and measure, and weigh things with some approach to keenness.

Kini, bagaimanapun, apabila objek yang menarik perhatiannya telah hilang dari pandangan, dia boleh mempertimbangkan, mengukur, dan menimbang sesuatu dengan pendekatan ketajaman.

Source: The Romantic Adventure of the Milkmaid

It is a memory that gives a more exquisite touch to tenderness, that feeds the madness of jealousy and adds the last keenness to the agony of despair.

Ia adalah kenangan yang memberi sentuhan yang lebih halus kepada kelembutan, yang menyokong kegilaan iri hati dan menambah ketajaman terakhir kepada kesakitan keputusasaan.

Source: Adam Bede (Part Two)

And Lupin, in a rapid view, with prodigious keenness of outlook, saw the long array of bloodthirsty adventures and guessed the mysterious paths which Dolores had pursued.

Dan Lupin, dalam pandangan yang cepat, dengan ketajaman pandangan yang luar biasa, melihat barisan panjang petualangan yang serakah dan meneka jalan mistik yang telah dikejar Dolores.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part Two)

She felt as if she never could sleep again; as if her whole senses were acutely vital, and all endued with double keenness, for the purposes of watching.

Beliau merasa seolah-olah dia tidak akan tidur lagi; seolah-olah semua indera beliau sangat penting, dan semuanya diberi ketajaman ganda untuk tujuan memerhati.

Source: South and North (Middle)

This keenness of corner was only blunted when she was given over to sudden fits of gloom, one of the phases of the night-side of sentiment which she knew too well for her years.

Ketajaman sudut ini hanya menjadi tumpul apabila beliau dibiarkan mengalami serangan tiba-tiba kegelapan, satu daripada fasa malam sisi perasaan yang beliau terlalu memahami untuk umurnya.

Source: Returning Home

Instead of watching the transports which he was bringing into existence, and those pangs of remorse which only set their keenness into fuller relief, the idea of duty was continually before his eyes.

Sebaliknya daripada memerhati pengangkutan yang dia bawa ke wujud, dan rasa bersalah yang hanya menetapkan ketajaman mereka ke dalam kejelasan yang lebih penuh, idea tanggungjawab sentiasa berada di hadapannya.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

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