| 单词 | conventional wisdom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconventional wisdom conventional wisdom n. the body of traditional, orthodox, or widely held opinion; generally accepted theory or belief. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > worldly wisdom > [noun] shrewdnessa1616 common sense1658 savoir vivre1745 savoir faire1788 savoir1823 conventional wisdom1838 sophistication1850 canniness1878 hep1914 hipness1937 move1966 1838 Inq. Moral & Relig. Char. Amer. Govt. 35 We appeal in such a case, neither to the records of legislation, nor yet to the conventional wisdom of our forefathers. 1850 Internat. Weekly Misc. 15 July 65/2 There is close at hand the birth of a new gospel, far above the common-places of this conventional wisdom. 1974 L. Bangs in G. Marcus Psychotic Reactions (1987) 142 Contrary to conventional wisdom it ain't all glitz and gravy. 2000 Nation 4 Dec. 4/3 I was the first to call attention to the traumatic impulse of the divorce experience, and what seemed to many to be an alarmist view then is now conventional wisdom. < as lemmas |
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