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，她是一个非常聪明的女人。 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesb2, Personal qualitiesb2Consultants 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. 孩子需要感受到父母的掌控；他们没有最了解的经验和智慧。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
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- challenge
- doubt
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- dictate something
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- according to… wisdom
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- a fount of wisdom
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- wisdom of (doing) something
how sensible something is 明智 Extra ExamplesIt'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
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- challenge
- doubt
- have doubts about
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- dictate something
- have it that…
- hold something
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- according to… wisdom
- contrary to… wisdom
- a fount of wisdom
- a source of wisdom
- in somebody’s wisdom
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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
Extra ExamplesYou cannot just ignore the accumulated wisdom of a whole culture. 你不能忽视整个文化积累的智慧。 Native American wisdom was passed on from generation to generation. 美洲土著的智慧代代相传。 All the religions of the past contain vast amounts of wisdom that can be of service to mankind. 过去所有的宗教都包含了大量的智慧，可以为人类服务。 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. 他们会去圣地寻求智慧。 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. 僧侣们把他们的生命献给祈祷和对智慧的追求。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- profound
- …
- challenge
- doubt
- have doubts about
- …
- dictate something
- have it that…
- hold something
- …
- according to… wisdom
- contrary to… wisdom
- a fount of wisdom
- a source of wisdom
- in somebody’s wisdom
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Word OriginOld English wīsdōm (see wise, -dom).
Idioms
conventional/received/popular wisdom
the view or belief that most people hold 大多数人的看法；普遍信念 Extra ExamplesConventional 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. 人们普遍认为油价上涨不利于经济增长。
in his/her/its, etc. (infinite) wisdom
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 Extra ExamplesIn their infinite wisdom they have decided to close the main road during the holiday season. 凭着他们无限的智慧，他们决定在假期关闭主干道。 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
- (usually ironic)
a wise remark 睿智的语言；隽语；妙语 Extra Examplesstudents 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. 他们会对这些智慧之珠持怀疑态度。 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。