- savoir-faire
[savoir-faire 词源字典]
- savoir-faire: see sapient
[savoir-faire etymology, savoir-faire origin, 英语词源] - savoir-faire (n.)
- "instinctive knowledge of the right course of action in any circumstance," 1815, from French, literally "to know (how) to do," from savoir "to know" (from Latin sapere; see sapient) + faire (from Latin facere "to make, do;" see factitious). French also has savoir-vivre "ability in good society; knowledge of customs in the world."