Definition of worldly-wise in English:

worldly-wise

adjective ˌwəːldlɪˈwʌɪzˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪz

Prepared by experience for life's difficulties; not easily shocked or deceived.
Lisa was sufficiently worldly-wise to understand the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- Those who came to scoff remained to praise as allegedly worldly-wise hacks marvelled at the Queen's serenity and, according to one, her ‘dazzling smile’ and ‘engaging small talk’.
- It is perhaps the vast amount of travelling they have done to different parts of the world that has made this couple worldly-wise.
- This isn't to say that they would just accept that the world is a nasty place and therefore be less optimistic; they could just be as happy as we were, but with a more worldly-wise attitude.
- He found elementary students were both worldly-wise and keen observers of the adults around them.
- These guards were surely worldly-wise and shrewd, but they were clearly not educated to the same degree as the scribes and Pharisees.
- For years we whined about being the supporting characters on television shows: the wacky neighbor, the snippy coworker, the world-weary yet worldly-wise florist, the dog walker, the minty banker.
- But because he wrote in a plain style and assumed this worldly-wise tone, he's quite out of fashion.
- It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system.
- Where East meets West, the old is new, the young are worldly-wise, the wilds are pristine, and the 20 th-century shadows of war are giving way to a hip and happening 21 st-century place to find peace.
- We need to be more worldly-wise and for referees to be more strict.
- Educators must be careful not to distort or prejudice the reality that is presented to students such that they are making the students narrow-minded and naive as opposed to broad-minded and worldly-wise.
- As ever, human happiness requires the skills of both the worldly-wise economist and the passionate scientist.
- Oxford, after all, is home not only to what is a generally worldly-wise collection of minds but also to numerous eco-friendly student bodies, Green councillors, leading academics and the Environmental Change Institute.
- His left foot can still carve routes through opposition defences and, if some of his speed has gone, then he is also more worldly-wise than he once was.
- Wouldn't you expect these people to be articulate, clean-cut, and worldly-wise?
- Their recovery periods are a lot quicker and they are a lot more mature and worldly-wise.
- At first she's quite immature and naïve but she thinks she's really worldly-wise.
- And a more balanced, mature, worldly-wise young man you would be hard pushed to find.
- Ironically, the most fully-rounded woman in this picture is young Natalie Portman, playing a worldly-wise 13-year-old, who has a crush on Willie.
- Dwight, the worldly-wise American submarine commander, puts her right.
Synonyms
sophisticated, experienced, worldly, knowledgeable, knowing, aware, enlightened, shrewd, astute, perceptive, mature, seasoned, cosmopolitan, urbane, cultivated, cultured, unprovincial
informal having been around

Derivatives

worldly wisdom

noun

mass noun

Experience, knowledge, and good judgement that make a person difficult to shock or deceive.
Ian's passionate innocence has grown a layer of worldly wisdom
Example sentencesExamples
- Many consider worldly wisdom and godly wisdom incompatible.
- The youngsters coming into the IT industry have little of worldly wisdom.
- Of course socializing is no problem here, since people are drawn to that magnetic personality, worldly wisdom, and sensitivity.

Definition of worldly-wise in US English:

worldly-wise

adjectiveˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪzˈˌwərldlē ˈwīz

Prepared by experience for life's difficulties; not easily shocked or deceived.
Lisa was sufficiently worldly-wise to understand the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- For years we whined about being the supporting characters on television shows: the wacky neighbor, the snippy coworker, the world-weary yet worldly-wise florist, the dog walker, the minty banker.
- His left foot can still carve routes through opposition defences and, if some of his speed has gone, then he is also more worldly-wise than he once was.
- Wouldn't you expect these people to be articulate, clean-cut, and worldly-wise?
- It is perhaps the vast amount of travelling they have done to different parts of the world that has made this couple worldly-wise.
- He found elementary students were both worldly-wise and keen observers of the adults around them.
- This isn't to say that they would just accept that the world is a nasty place and therefore be less optimistic; they could just be as happy as we were, but with a more worldly-wise attitude.
- Dwight, the worldly-wise American submarine commander, puts her right.
- It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system.
- And a more balanced, mature, worldly-wise young man you would be hard pushed to find.
- We need to be more worldly-wise and for referees to be more strict.
- Where East meets West, the old is new, the young are worldly-wise, the wilds are pristine, and the 20 th-century shadows of war are giving way to a hip and happening 21 st-century place to find peace.
- Their recovery periods are a lot quicker and they are a lot more mature and worldly-wise.
- Oxford, after all, is home not only to what is a generally worldly-wise collection of minds but also to numerous eco-friendly student bodies, Green councillors, leading academics and the Environmental Change Institute.
- Ironically, the most fully-rounded woman in this picture is young Natalie Portman, playing a worldly-wise 13-year-old, who has a crush on Willie.
- Those who came to scoff remained to praise as allegedly worldly-wise hacks marvelled at the Queen's serenity and, according to one, her ‘dazzling smile’ and ‘engaging small talk’.
- But because he wrote in a plain style and assumed this worldly-wise tone, he's quite out of fashion.
- These guards were surely worldly-wise and shrewd, but they were clearly not educated to the same degree as the scribes and Pharisees.
- Educators must be careful not to distort or prejudice the reality that is presented to students such that they are making the students narrow-minded and naive as opposed to broad-minded and worldly-wise.
- At first she's quite immature and naïve but she thinks she's really worldly-wise.
- As ever, human happiness requires the skills of both the worldly-wise economist and the passionate scientist.
Synonyms
sophisticated, experienced, worldly, knowledgeable, knowing, aware, enlightened, shrewd, astute, perceptive, mature, seasoned, cosmopolitan, urbane, cultivated, cultured, unprovincial

单词	worldly-wise
释义	Definition of worldly-wise in English: worldly-wise adjective ˌwəːldlɪˈwʌɪzˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪz Prepared by experience for life's difficulties; not easily shocked or deceived. Lisa was sufficiently worldly-wise to understand the situation Example sentencesExamples Those who came to scoff remained to praise as allegedly worldly-wise hacks marvelled at the Queen's serenity and, according to one, her ‘dazzling smile’ and ‘engaging small talk’. It is perhaps the vast amount of travelling they have done to different parts of the world that has made this couple worldly-wise. This isn't to say that they would just accept that the world is a nasty place and therefore be less optimistic; they could just be as happy as we were, but with a more worldly-wise attitude. He found elementary students were both worldly-wise and keen observers of the adults around them. These guards were surely worldly-wise and shrewd, but they were clearly not educated to the same degree as the scribes and Pharisees. For years we whined about being the supporting characters on television shows: the wacky neighbor, the snippy coworker, the world-weary yet worldly-wise florist, the dog walker, the minty banker. But because he wrote in a plain style and assumed this worldly-wise tone, he's quite out of fashion. It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system. Where East meets West, the old is new, the young are worldly-wise, the wilds are pristine, and the 20 th-century shadows of war are giving way to a hip and happening 21 st-century place to find peace. We need to be more worldly-wise and for referees to be more strict. Educators must be careful not to distort or prejudice the reality that is presented to students such that they are making the students narrow-minded and naive as opposed to broad-minded and worldly-wise. As ever, human happiness requires the skills of both the worldly-wise economist and the passionate scientist. Oxford, after all, is home not only to what is a generally worldly-wise collection of minds but also to numerous eco-friendly student bodies, Green councillors, leading academics and the Environmental Change Institute. His left foot can still carve routes through opposition defences and, if some of his speed has gone, then he is also more worldly-wise than he once was. Wouldn't you expect these people to be articulate, clean-cut, and worldly-wise? Their recovery periods are a lot quicker and they are a lot more mature and worldly-wise. At first she's quite immature and naïve but she thinks she's really worldly-wise. And a more balanced, mature, worldly-wise young man you would be hard pushed to find. Ironically, the most fully-rounded woman in this picture is young Natalie Portman, playing a worldly-wise 13-year-old, who has a crush on Willie. Dwight, the worldly-wise American submarine commander, puts her right. Synonyms sophisticated, experienced, worldly, knowledgeable, knowing, aware, enlightened, shrewd, astute, perceptive, mature, seasoned, cosmopolitan, urbane, cultivated, cultured, unprovincial informal having been around Derivatives worldly wisdom noun mass noun Experience, knowledge, and good judgement that make a person difficult to shock or deceive. Ian's passionate innocence has grown a layer of worldly wisdom Example sentencesExamples Many consider worldly wisdom and godly wisdom incompatible. The youngsters coming into the IT industry have little of worldly wisdom. Of course socializing is no problem here, since people are drawn to that magnetic personality, worldly wisdom, and sensitivity. Definition of worldly-wise in US English: worldly-wise adjectiveˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪzˈˌwərldlē ˈwīz Prepared by experience for life's difficulties; not easily shocked or deceived. Lisa was sufficiently worldly-wise to understand the situation Example sentencesExamples For years we whined about being the supporting characters on television shows: the wacky neighbor, the snippy coworker, the world-weary yet worldly-wise florist, the dog walker, the minty banker. His left foot can still carve routes through opposition defences and, if some of his speed has gone, then he is also more worldly-wise than he once was. Wouldn't you expect these people to be articulate, clean-cut, and worldly-wise? It is perhaps the vast amount of travelling they have done to different parts of the world that has made this couple worldly-wise. He found elementary students were both worldly-wise and keen observers of the adults around them. This isn't to say that they would just accept that the world is a nasty place and therefore be less optimistic; they could just be as happy as we were, but with a more worldly-wise attitude. Dwight, the worldly-wise American submarine commander, puts her right. It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system. And a more balanced, mature, worldly-wise young man you would be hard pushed to find. We need to be more worldly-wise and for referees to be more strict. Where East meets West, the old is new, the young are worldly-wise, the wilds are pristine, and the 20 th-century shadows of war are giving way to a hip and happening 21 st-century place to find peace. Their recovery periods are a lot quicker and they are a lot more mature and worldly-wise. Oxford, after all, is home not only to what is a generally worldly-wise collection of minds but also to numerous eco-friendly student bodies, Green councillors, leading academics and the Environmental Change Institute. Ironically, the most fully-rounded woman in this picture is young Natalie Portman, playing a worldly-wise 13-year-old, who has a crush on Willie. Those who came to scoff remained to praise as allegedly worldly-wise hacks marvelled at the Queen's serenity and, according to one, her ‘dazzling smile’ and ‘engaging small talk’. But because he wrote in a plain style and assumed this worldly-wise tone, he's quite out of fashion. These guards were surely worldly-wise and shrewd, but they were clearly not educated to the same degree as the scribes and Pharisees. Educators must be careful not to distort or prejudice the reality that is presented to students such that they are making the students narrow-minded and naive as opposed to broad-minded and worldly-wise. At first she's quite immature and naïve but she thinks she's really worldly-wise. As ever, human happiness requires the skills of both the worldly-wise economist and the passionate scientist. Synonyms sophisticated, experienced, worldly, knowledgeable, knowing, aware, enlightened, shrewd, astute, perceptive, mature, seasoned, cosmopolitan, urbane, cultivated, cultured, unprovincial
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