单词 | wise |
释义 | wise (once / 52 pages) 1adj 2n The adjective wise describes someone who has experience and a deep understanding. Your wise older sister always gives the best advice. When you make a decision based on careful thought and good judgment, you've made a wise choice. If someone calls you a wise guy, though, it's not a compliment: it's likely to be a criticism of your joke at someone else's expense or your rudeness. To wise off (or sometimes, to be wise), has a similar meaning: to talk back or be disrespectful. WORD FAMILYwise: unwise, wisdom, wisely, wiseness, wiser, wises, wisest+/unwise: unwisely, unwiseness, unwiser, unwisest/wisdom: wisdoms USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s enough positive to believe the franchise would be wise to value continuity. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Burr is “more cunning than wise . . . inferior in real ability to Jefferson,” Hamilton wrote. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Her high-pitched, schoolgirl’s voice belies a rush of reflections that sound wise beyond her years. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1 1adj having or prompted by wisdom or discernment a wise leader a wise and perceptive comment Syn|Ant advisable worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise advised, well-advisedhaving the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel politicmarked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness prudentcareful and sensible; marked by sound judgment all-knowing, omniscientinfinitely wise perspicacious, sagacious, sapientacutely insightful and wise owlishresembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance sapientialcharacterized by wisdom, especially the wisdom of God sagehaving wisdom that comes with age and experience foolish devoid of good sense or judgment inadvisable, unadvisablenot prudent or wise; not recommended ill-advised, unadvisedwithout careful prior deliberation or counsel impoliticnot politic imprudentnot prudent or wise absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousincongruous;inviting ridicule asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuousdevoid of intelligence cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zanyludicrous, foolish fondabsurd or silly because unlikely harebrained, insane, madvery foolish ill-conceived, misguidedpoorly conceived or thought out rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained, scattylacking sense or discretion unwiseshowing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom 2adj marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters a wise decision Syn heady, judicious prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment 3adj evidencing the possession of inside information Syn knowing, wise to informed having much knowledge or education 4adj improperly forward or bold 2Don't get wise with me! Syn fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart forward used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty n a way of doing or being in no wise in this wise Hyper fashion, manner, mode, style, way how something is done or how it happens Wise (once / 1430 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Wise: Wises USAGE EXAMPLESThe Bulldogs rebounded from their loss to Wise with wins against Battlefield and Olympic at the Governor’s Challenge. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In another tournament game, Georgetown Visitation beat Wise, 54-45, advancing to play St. Frances in a semifinal Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Gen. Mark Wise said in a statement the decision was based on issues concerning the squadron’s command climate. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900) 2Syn|Exp Isaac Mayer Wise religious leader leader of a religious order n United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) Syn|Exp Stephen Samuel Wise religious leader leader of a religious order |
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