单词 | wisdom |
释义 | wisdomwisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountable] 1good judgment and the ability to make wise decisions: an old man of great wisdom → see also wise12all the knowledge that a society or group has, especially gained over a long period of time: conventional/received/traditional wisdom These findings challenge the received wisdom.collective/collected wisdom the collected wisdom of many centuries3the wisdom of (doing) something how sensible something is: He was beginning to question the wisdom of contacting Gail.4in somebody’s (infinite) wisdom used to say in a joking way that you do not understand why someone, especially someone in authority, has decided to do something: The board, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to give Waters back his job.5a pearl/word of wisdom a very wise remark |
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