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IELTS BNC: 4281 COCA: 2954

wisdom

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wis·dom /ˈwɪzdəm/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU]  
1  INTELLIGENTgood sense and judgment, based especially on your experience of life 智慧，才智；明断
 a man of great wisdom
一个有大智慧的男人
question/doubt the wisdom of (doing) something
 Local people are questioning the wisdom of spending so much money on a new road.
当地人在质疑花这么多钱修建一条新路是否明智。
 You can always expect a few words of wisdom from Dave.
戴夫总能冒出几句至理名言。
→ pearls of wisdom at pearl(3)
2  INTELLIGENTknowledge gained over a long period of time through learning or experience 智慧，知识，学问
 the collected wisdom of many centuries
多少个世纪累积的智慧
► see thesaurus at knowledge
3  (the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom OPINIONa belief or opinion that most people have 普遍的看法/公认的见解/传统的信念等
 The conventional wisdom is that boys mature more slowly than girls.
人们普遍认为男孩比女孩晚熟。
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(the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom• We repudiated entirely customary morals, conventions and traditional wisdom.• Clear-thinking organizations rely on cost justification to reveal these truths, even if they run counter to current plans and conventional wisdom.• Evidence introduced to bolster orthodoxy in one field frequently carried unforeseen implications for conventional wisdom in another.• That is all as it should be: but there are some dangers in conventional wisdom.• He set out a scenario which ran against the conventional wisdom at the time.• Under the stress of circumstance, the conventional wisdom is rejected.• This pre-eminently is an occasion when we would expect the conventional wisdom to lose touch with the reality.• Nothing is more completely accepted in the conventional wisdom than the cliche that economic life is endlessly and inherently uncertain.
4  in somebody’s (infinite) wisdom UNDERSTAND humorous used to say that you do not understand why someone has decided to do something 以某人（无穷）的智慧〔表示不明白某人为何决定做某事〕
 The boss, in her infinite wisdom, has decided to reorganize the whole office yet again.
老板凭着她非凡的智慧，决定再一次对整个办公室进行整顿。
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in somebody’s (infinite) wisdom• The board, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to give Waters back his job.• Nothing is more completely accepted in the conventional wisdom than the cliche that economic life is endlessly and inherently uncertain.• My daughter, the poet, says Sofia was the goddess in charge of wisdom long ago.• The Guardian, in its wisdom, plucks out of the blue a figure of £200 million.• The Government had in its wisdom decided on the former - hence the Black and Tans.• King, in his finite wisdom, figured out that three fights would make more money than one.• These attitudes have persisted in the conventional wisdom.• There will be many a swing in both conventional wisdom and political fortunes between now and November.
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wisdom• Thanks to a sound system that fails to function properly, Kevin's words of diseased warning and wisdom are indecipherable.• Their new role is to challenge conventional wisdom.• He set out a scenario which ran against the conventional wisdom at the time.• Conventional wisdom says that the health of the economy is one of the most important factors that determines a president's chances of winning re-election.• Beyond the threat there is wisdom.• Both passed wisdom down with complex language.• Paul learned to value his father's wisdom and advice.• an old man's wisdom• Gleysteen sensed that Park was losing his way, seeming to be uncertain about the wisdom of his own decisions.• Some people were beginning to doubt the wisdom of their leader's decisions.• Already, they said, he had the wisdom of an old man, a sage.• The wisdom about life, and about the dangers which her desires may bring about, is gained by every listener.
question/doubt the wisdom of (doing) something• And he even questioned the wisdom of having such a thing as a World Cup.• Some teachers have questioned the wisdom of supplying tape machines at all for the computer.• In fact, it terrified him, and it made him question the wisdom of getting involved with Gabby.• At least one money manager who focuses on emerging markets questions the wisdom of that approach.• The reader might question the wisdom of leaving oil prices to be determined by purely market forces.
Origin wisdom
Old English wis; → WISE1
wis·dom noun
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IELTS BNC: 4281 COCA: 2954
wisdom

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + WISDOM | WISDOM + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deep, great, profound高度的智慧；大智慧；高深的知識▸➤accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing, received, traditional普遍接受的觀點；普遍看法；傳統看法；民間智慧；公認的看法；廣為流傳的知識；流行的看法；大多數人的看法◇Conventional wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.人們普遍認為，高油價對經濟增長不利。◇The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film.人們普遍的看法是，小說總是比電影好看。➤practical實用知識➤homespun樸素智慧◇His journals are full of dubious pearls of homespun wisdom.他的日記中記下了許多樸素卻不可靠的箴言。➤worldly處世本領◇He is too lacking in worldly wisdom to be a politician.他對人情世故知之甚少，當不了政治家。➤accumulated, collective積累的／集體智慧◇the accumulated wisdom of generations幾代人積累的智慧➤ancient古老的智慧◇A bridge between ancient wisdom and modern insight is now being built.正在架設一座溝通古代智慧與現代見解的橋梁。➤innate, inner天生的／內在的智慧▸➤political政治智慧▸➤divine神靈的智慧VERB + WISDOM➤challenge, doubt, have doubts about, question挑戰是否明智；懷疑是否明智；質疑是否明智◇Many commentators doubted the political wisdom of introducing a new tax.許多評論家懷疑開徵一項新稅在政治上是否明智。➤accept相信智慧▸➤seek尋求智慧◇Those who seek wisdom at the shrine will find it.那些去聖地尋求智慧的人最終會如願以償。➤dispense, impart提供／傳授知識◇Do you have any wisdom to impart on this subject?你對此有何見教？➤prove證實明智◇The latest unemployment figures prove the wisdom of the government's policy.最新的失業統計數字證明了政府政策的明智。WISDOM + VERB➤dictate sth, have it that..., hold sth (especially NAmE) 明智的看法是⋯◇Popular wisdom dictates that a father is essential in raising a son.人們普遍認為，父親在撫養兒子的過程中至關重要。PREPOSITION➤according to... wisdom, contrary to... wisdom依照⋯看法；與⋯看法相反◇Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing.與傳統的看法相反，壓力並不是壞事。PHRASES➤a fount of wisdom (formal or humorous) , a source of wisdom智慧的源泉◇Consultants are too often seen as the source of all wisdom.咨詢人員往往被看成是無所不知的智者。➤in sb's wisdom (ironic) 以某人的智慧◇In their infinite wisdom, they closed the swimming pool at the busiest time of year.他們自作聰明，在一年中生意最好的時候關閉了游泳池。➤pearls of wisdom (ironic) 真諦；至理名言◇students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips渴望從教授口中得到至理名言的學生➤wit and wisdom聰明才智◇He entertained the audience for two hours with his wit and wisdom.他憑自己的聰明才智讓觀眾開心了兩個小時。➤with the wisdom of hindsight憑事後聰明◇It's easy enough to see what we should have done, with the wisdom of hindsight.憑事後智慧，很容易看出我們當初應該做什麼。➤words of wisdom至理名言◇The former world champion imparted a few words of wisdom to the young runners.前世界冠軍送給年輕賽跑運動員幾句至理名言。
IELTS BNC: 4281 COCA: 2954
wisdom noun
⇨ wisdom (a man of great wisdom) ⇨ knowledge (ancient wisdom) wisdom

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wisdom ♦︎ common sense ♦︎ sense ♦︎ realism ♦︎ pragmatism ♦︎ sanityThese are all words for a person's ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice. 这些词均表示智慧、才智。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆wisdom / sense / realism / pragmatism in (doing) sth◆the wisdom / common sense / sense to do sth◆great wisdom / common sense / sense◆political / economic wisdom / common sense / sense / realism / pragmatism◆to have the wisdom / common sense / sense / realism / pragmatism◆to show (great) wisdom / common sense / sense◆to question / doubt / have doubts about the wisdom / common sense / sense / sanity of sth■ wisdom ˈwɪzdəm [uncountable] (rather formal or ironic) the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have; how sensible sth is 智慧；才智；明智◆I was not quite so lacking in worldly wisdom (= knowledge of the world) 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。◆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。◆Do you have any more words of wisdom for us?您对我们还有别的忠告吗？ⓘ Conventional/received wisdom is the view or belief that most people hold; the phrase is often used to show that the speaker disagrees with this view. * conventional/received wisdom指大多数人的看法，常用于表示说话人与大多数人的看法不同◆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。 ■ ˌcommon ˈsense [uncountable] the ability to think about things in a practical way and make sensible decisions 常识◆If any problems arise, just use your common sense.如有问题出现，按常识处理即可。◆We prefer to take a common sense approach to raising children.我们希望按常理养育孩子。  see also common ⇨ normal ■ sense [uncountable] good understanding and judgement; the ability to know what is sensible or practical 见识；良好的判断；判断力◆You should have the sense to take advice when it's offered.你要知道好歹，别人给你忠告，你就该接受。◆There's no sense in worrying about it now.现在大可不必为此犯愁。◆He was respected for his humour and his good sense.大家都为他的幽默和明智而折服。◆I wish you'd talk sense (= talk sensibly).希望你能正经说话。OPP nonsense ⇨ nonsense ■ realism ˈriːəlɪzəm, BrE also ˈrɪəlɪzəm [uncountable] a way of accepting and dealing with situations as they really are without being influenced by your emotions or by false hopes 务实作风；现实主义方式◆There was a new mood of realism among the leaders at the peace talks.参加和平谈判的领导人中有一种务实的新气象。■ pragmatism ˈprægmətɪzəm [uncountable] (formal) a way of solving problems and dealing with situations that is based on what is practically possible rather than on ideas and theories 实用主义；务实思想；实用观点◆The new government needs pragmatism, not some vague ideology.新一届政府需要务实思想，而不是一些含糊的意识形态。■ sanity ˈsænəti [uncountable] (rather formal) the state of being sensible and reasonable 明智；理智；通情达理◆We need a return to economic sanity.我们需要经济的理性回归。OPP madness ⓘ Madness is crazy or stupid behaviour that could be dangerous. * madness指可导致危险的疯狂或愚蠢的行为◆It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that.相信那样一个人简直是疯了。◆In a moment of madness she had agreed to go out with him.由于一时糊涂，她答应和他约会。
IELTS BNC: 4281 COCA: 2954
wisdom
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand: intelligence, intuition, intellect...
Knowledge and understanding: knowledge, understanding, information...

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