Wisdom Knowledge ˈwɪzdəm Experience Great Conventional People Words
The flashcard defines "wisdom" as the ability to make sensible decisions using experience and knowledge, or the accumulated knowledge of a society/culture. It also refers to the sensibility of a decision and generally accepted views.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]智慧；才智Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to make sensible decisions or judgments.
...the patience and wisdom that comes from old age.
历尽岁月沧桑而形成的耐心与智慧
...a great man, who spoke words of great wisdom.
字字珠玑的伟人
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[N-VAR 可变名词](社会或文化长期积累的)知识，学问Wisdom is the store of knowledge that a society or culture has collected over a long period of time.
...a folksy piece of wisdom.
一种民间的智慧
...this church's original Semitic wisdom, religion and faith.
该教派独特的犹太人的智慧、宗教和信仰
...a simpler and more humane approach, based on ancient wisdoms and 'natural' mechanisms.
基于古代智慧和“自然”机制的更简单、更人道的方法
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[N-SING 单数名词]明智 If you talk about the wisdom of a particular decision or action, you are talking about how sensible it is.
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Many Lithuanians have expressed doubts about the wisdom of the decision.
很多立陶宛人对该决定是否明智表示了怀疑。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]一般观点；普遍看法 You can use wisdom to refer to ideas that are accepted by a large number of people.
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Health education wisdom in the UK differs from that of the United States...
英国的健康教育理念与美国的不同。
Unchallenged wisdoms flow swiftly among the middle classes.
未受质疑的普遍理念在中产阶级中迅速传播开来。
The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it.传统观念；一般看法
...the conventional wisdom that soccer is a minor sport in America.
足球在美国属于小众运动的传统观念
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wis·dom/ˈwɪzdəm; NAmEˈwɪzdəm/noun[uncountable ]1the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have 智慧；才智；精明◆a woman of great wisdom才女◆words of wisdom至理名言2wisdomof sth/of doing sth how sensible sth is 明智◆I question the wisdom ofgiving a child so much money. 我对给孩子这么多钱是否明智怀有疑问。3the 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IDIOMSconventional/received ˈwisdomthe 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。in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) ˈwisdomused when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth （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。☞more at
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wisdomwis‧dom /ˈwɪzdəm/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
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1good sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life: a man of great wisdomquestion/doubt the wisdom of (doing) something Local people are questioning the wisdom of spending so much money on a new road. You can always expect a few words of wisdom from Dave. → pearls of wisdom
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2knowledge gained over a long period of time through learning or experience: the collected wisdom of many centuries► see thesaurus at
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3(the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom a belief or opinion that most people have: The conventional wisdom is that boys mature more slowly than girls.4in somebody’s (infinite) wisdom humorous used to say that you do not understand why someone has decided to do something: The boss, in her infinite wisdom, has decided to reorganize the whole office yet again.
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智慧(81%)，聪明(7%)，明智(6%)，才智(4%)，至理名言(2%)
n.智慧，才智；明智；学识；至理名言
n.(Wisdom)人名；(英)威兹德姆
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