wisdom
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgments. 智慧
...the patience and wisdom that comes from old age. …老年的耐心和智慧。
2. N-SING If you talk about the wisdom of a particular decision or action, you are talking about how sensible it is. 明智
Many Lithuanians have expressed doubts about the wisdom of the decision. 许多立陶宛人都已经对这个决定是否明智表示了怀疑。
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wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/
剑桥词典
- the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments
- I was rather quiet as I didn't feel I had much wisdom to impart on the subject .
- I questioned the wisdom of taking so many pills .
- According to received wisdom, exposure to low level radioactivity is harmless .
- I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom.
- What other astonishing nuggets of wisdom do you have for us?
智慧；明智
I certainly hope to gain a little wisdom as I grow older . 我当然希望自己随着年龄的增长而多一些智慧。
He hosts a weekly radio programme in which he dispenses wisdom (= gives his opinions ) on a variety of subjects . 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。
I tend to doubt the wisdom of separating a child from its family whatever the circumstances . 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 we ever stop to question the wisdom of going to war ? 我们是否曾经停下来想一想参战是否明智？
Before I went off to university my father gave me a few words of wisdom. 在我上大学之前，父亲告诉我一些至理名言。
Conventional/Received/Popular wisdom has it (= most people think ) that women are more emotional than men, but in my experience it often isn't the case . 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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