| 单词 | wisdom |
| 释义 | wis·dom 1. usually capitalized 2. a. (1) < all the wisdom of the ages … available at negligible cost to all of us within the covers of books — Bennett Cerf > (2) < a heritage of animal wisdom built up through many generations of … fighting for existence — J.T.McNish > b. < a long book, illuminated not only with learning but with wisdom — Gerald Bullett > < wisdom grows out of the temper and heart of a man as well as out of his intellect — James Bryce > — compare virtue c. < faced with a vote of no confidence … had the wisdom to resign — B.K.Sandwell > d. obsolete < pray heaven his wisdom be not tainted — Shakespeare > 3. a. archaic b. < the English aristocracy showed a statesmanlike readiness to admit newcomers … a wisdom which marked them off from the pedigree-ridden and politically frivolous aristocracies of Europe — D.W.Brogan > c. often capitalized, archaic < many of the best wisdoms of our nation — Gervase Markham > — often used as a title or mode of address < can your wisdom possibly entertain a wish to converse with me — Sir Walter Scott > 4. Synonyms: see sense |
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