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单词 wisdom
释义
wisdom
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɪz.dəm/us
/ˈwɪz.dəm/
B2
theabilityto useyourknowledgeandexperienceto make gooddecisionsandjudgments:
智慧；明智
Icertainlyhopetogaina little wisdom as Igrowolder.我当然希望自己随着年龄的增长而多一些智慧。
Hehostsaweeklyradioprogrammein which hedispenseswisdom(= gives hisopinions)on avarietyofsubjects.他主持一个每周一次的广播节目，就各种话题发表自己的看法。
Itendtodoubtthe wisdom ofseparatingachildfromitsfamilywhatever thecircumstances.不管出于什么情况，将一个孩子与家人分开，我都会怀疑这样做是否明智。
Did weeverstoptoquestionthe wisdom of going towar?我们是否曾经停下来想一想参战是否明智？
Before I went off touniversitymyfathergave me a fewwords ofwisdom.在我上大学之前，父亲告诉我一些至理名言。
Conventional/Received/Popularwisdom has it(= mostpeoplethink)that women are moreemotionalthan men, but in myexperienceit often isn't thecase.通常的看法认为女性比男性更情绪化，但依我的经验来看，事情往往不是这样。
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  • I wasratherquietas I didn'tfeelI had much wisdom toimparton thesubject.
  • Iquestionedthe wisdom of taking so manypills.
  • According toreceivedwisdom,exposuretolowlevelradioactivityisharmless.
  • Ifeelthat I havebenefitedgreatlyfrom her wisdom.
  • What otherastonishingnuggetsof wisdom do you have for us?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wise and sensible
  • be a victory for common senseidiom
  • cannily
  • canny
  • clear-headed
  • discerning
  • long-sightedness
  • method
  • neat
  • neatly
  • no flies onsomeoneidiom
  • responsibility
  • responsible
  • responsibly
  • right-minded
  • sagacious
  • victory
  • well advised
  • wily
  • wise
  • wisely
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Idioms

inhis/her/theirwisdom
with the wisdom of hindsight
(Definition ofwisdomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wisdom| American Dictionary

wisdom
noun[U]
us
/ˈwɪz·dəm/
theabilityto make goodjudgmentsbasedon what you havelearnedfromyourexperience, or theknowledgeandunderstandingthat gives you thisability
Wisdom alsomeansthequalityof being a goodjudgment:
Iquestionthe wisdom ofseparatingachildfrom hisbrothersandsisterswhatever thecircumstances.
(Definition ofwisdomfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwisdom

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The commonwisdomis straightforward: children are more able to learn another language than adults are.
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Conventionalwisdom-and many textbooks-suggest that diversification benefits are largely exhausted with a portfolio of 10-15 stocks.
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This revisionism nonetheless affirmed the conventionalwisdomabout the loss of forest as the net result.
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I'm sure that many of you have made great adaptations and gained greatwisdom.
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So, the aggregate numbers confirm the conventionalwisdomthat parliamentary amendments are more frequently accepted under co-decision than under co-operation.
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They meet events with thewisdomthey already possess, and thatwisdombelongs to the past and is a product of a by-gone experience.
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In contrast, clinical lore has become a dimension of receivedwisdomthrough which research knowledge is filtered.
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The translation has value and authority because its writers and translators possess legitimacy as figures of proven power andwisdom.
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He finds a counter-intuitive result that refutes non-game theoreticalwisdomthat parties focus their campaign resources on marginal constituencies.
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Their primary duty to govern rests on theirwisdom(and perhaps on their theoretical authority) in spotting coordination problems that need a solution.
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Thus, spirituality may facilitate the development of transcendentwisdomby reducing entropy in consciousness.
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It is to be the sun from which the college radiates, as well as the centre into which its energy,wisdomand ethos are condensed.
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Rather, they encode diagnostic knowledge of a general character about individual concepts-what one might describe as the conventionalwisdomabout these concepts.
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Dignified defiance is mostly fueled by dignity as a virtue, a strong sense of self-worth, courage,wisdom, temperance, and justice.
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The criticism centres on the choice of tree species, thewisdomof monoculture plantations, and the nature of actual beneficiaries.
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Collocationswithwisdom

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accepted wisdom
Theacceptedwisdomis that after mesh refinement spurious solutions move away and physical solutions remain.
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accumulated wisdom
In this wayaccumulatedwisdomwould lead inevitably to rapid social betterment.
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ancient wisdom
Like jurists, late medieval physicians legitimized their knowledge by relying onancientwisdom.
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