clever 
英 ['klevə]  美 ['klɛvɚ] 
adj. 聪明的；灵巧的，熟练的；巧妙的

例句：
Her mother was clever at many things. 

她母亲对很多事情都很擅长。

She's very clever at dealing with people and saying no. 

她非常擅长和人打交道以及拒绝别人。

Oh, those people at Nokia really are so clever! 

噢，诺基亚公司的那些人真是太精明了！

So clever are these spin-doctors that they manage to persuade us that the opposite is true. 

这些舆论导向专家老奸巨猾，他们说服我们相信相反的东西是真实的。