M: Yeah, I really agree. The speaker was really intelligent, you could say he is sharp.
L: Sharp,不是指一把刀快不快的意思吗? 那天有 个人说我很sharp, 当时我也不懂他是什么意思。那么说,他是在说我好咯!M: Absolutely!Sharp is an adjective that can be used to describe a person who is really smart.
L: 你是说,sharp这个词可以用来形容一个非常聪明的人,也就是 脑子很敏锐的人。那我们的朋友王涛总是得到好分数,我可以 说:He's very sharp。M: He certainly is.
L: 那这个词sharp是不是跟形容刀快不快的sharp是同一个字呢?M: Same word.
L: 你能不能用sharp这个词来指一本很好的书?
M: No, it is not used to describe things, only people. You could not call my apartment sharp.