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wisdom

noun
 
🔊/ˈwɪzdəm/
🔊/ˈwɪzdəm/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1.  
    the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have智慧；才智；精明
    • She was known to be a woman of great wisdom.众所周知，她是一个很有智慧的女人。
    • Do you have any more words of wisdom for us?您对我们还有别的忠告吗？
    • He is too lacking in worldly wisdom to be a politician.他对人情世故知之甚少，当不了政治家。
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    • Consultants are too often seen as the source of all wisdom.咨询人员往往被看成是无所不知的智者。
    • Do you have any wisdom to impart on this subject?你对此有何见教？
    • He entertained the audience for two hours with his wit and wisdom.他凭自己的聪明才智让观众开心了两个小时。
    • The former world champion imparted a few words of wisdom to the young runners.前世界冠军送给年轻赛跑运动员几句至理名言。
    • Children need to feel that their parents are in control; they don't have the experience or wisdom to know best.孩子们需要感觉自己的父母在控制之中；他们没有最了解的经验或智慧。
    • I was not quite so lacking in worldly wisdom as to accept this invitation from a complete stranger.我不至于那么不通世事，接受一个完全是陌生人的邀请吧。
    Topics Life stagesb2, Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • great
    • profound
    • …
    verb + wisdom
    • challenge
    • doubt
    • have doubts about
    • …
    wisdom + verb
    • dictate something
    • have it that…
    • hold something
    • …
    preposition
    • according to… wisdom
    • contrary to… wisdom
    phrases
    • a fount of wisdom
    • a source of wisdom
    • in somebody’s wisdom
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    wisdom of (doing) something how sensible something is明智
    • I question the wisdom of giving a child so much money.我对给孩子这么多钱是否明智怀有疑问。🔊🔊
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    • It's easy enough to see what we should have done, with the wisdom of hindsight.凭事后智慧，很容易看出我们当初应该做什么。
    • The latest unemployment figures prove the wisdom of the government's policy.最新的失业统计数字证明了政府政策的明智。
    • Several people questioned the wisdom of building in that particular spot.一些人对在那个地点建楼是否明智持怀疑态度。
    • Many commentators doubted the political wisdom of introducing a new tax.许多评论家怀疑开征一项新税在政治上是否明智。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • great
    • profound
    • …
    verb + wisdom
    • challenge
    • doubt
    • have doubts about
    • …
    wisdom + verb
    • dictate something
    • have it that…
    • hold something
    • …
    preposition
    • according to… wisdom
    • contrary to… wisdom
    phrases
    • a fount of wisdom
    • a source of wisdom
    • in somebody’s wisdom
    • …
    See full entry
  3. the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time（社会或文化长期积累的）知识，学问
    • the collective wisdom of the Native American people美洲原住民的集体智慧
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    • You cannot just ignore the accumulated wisdom of a whole culture.您不能仅仅忽略整个文化的累积智慧。
    • Native American wisdom was passed on from generation to generation.美国原住民的智慧世代相传。
    • All the religions of the past contain vast amounts of wisdom that can be of service to mankind.过去的所有宗教都蕴藏着可以为人类服务的大量智慧。
    • the accumulated wisdom of generations几代人积累的智慧
    • We need to combine ancient wisdom and modern knowledge.我们需要把古代智慧与现代知识融为一体。
    • Those who seek wisdom at the shrine will find it.那些去圣地寻求智慧的人最终会如愿以偿。
    • They would go to the holy shrines to seek wisdom.他们会去圣殿寻求智慧。
    • She devoted her life to the pursuit of wisdom.她毕生钻研学问。
    • The monks dedicate their lives to prayer and the pursuit of wisdom.僧侣们一生致力于祈祷和追求智慧。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • great
    • profound
    • …
    verb + wisdom
    • challenge
    • doubt
    • have doubts about
    • …
    wisdom + verb
    • dictate something
    • have it that…
    • hold something
    • …
    preposition
    • according to… wisdom
    • contrary to… wisdom
    phrases
    • a fount of wisdom
    • a source of wisdom
    • in somebody’s wisdom
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginOld English wīsdōm (see wise, -dom).
Idioms
conventional/received/popular wisdom
  1. the view or belief that most people hold大多数人的看法；普遍信念
    • Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities.人们普遍认为，只有城市里才发生暴乱。🔊🔊
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    • Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live.人们普遍认为社区感已不复存在，但是我住的地方不同。
    • The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film.人们普遍的看法是，小说总是比电影好看。
    • Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing.与传统的看法相反，压力并不是坏事。
    • Popular wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.人们普遍认为，高油价不利于经济增长。
in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) wisdom
  1. used when you are saying that you do not understand why somebody has done something（表示不理解他人的无知）以其（无限的）智慧
    • The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban.政府竟愚蠢到决定支持这项禁令。🔊🔊
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    • In their infinite wisdom they have decided to close the main road during the holiday season.他们以自己的无限智慧决定在假期期间关闭主干道。
    • In their infinite wisdom, the council closed the swimming pool for the school holidays.市政委员会自作聪明，在学校放假期间关闭了游泳池。
    • In their infinite wisdom, they closed the swimming pool at the busiest time of year.他们自作聪明，在一年中生意最好的时候关闭了游泳池。
a pearl of wisdom
  1. (usually ironic) a wise remark睿智的语言；隽语；妙语
    • Thank you for those pearls of wisdom.谢谢你的金玉良言。🔊🔊
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    • students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips渴望从教授口中得到至理名言的学生
    • They would treat these pearls of wisdom with some scepticism.他们会持怀疑态度对待这些智慧明珠。
    • His journals are full of dubious pearls of homespun wisdom.他的日记中记下了许多朴素却不可靠的箴言。