wisdom
noun
ˈwɪzdəm
noun
1
good
sense
and
judgment,
based
especially
on
your
experience
of
life
智慧，才智; 明断
a
man
of
great
wisdom
一个有大智慧的男人
question/doubt
the
wisdom
of
(doing)
sth
Local
people
are
questioning
the
wisdom
of
spending
so
much
money
on
a
new
road.
当地人对花这么多钱修建一条新路是否明智提出了质疑。
You
can
always
expect
a
few
words
of
wisdom
from
Dave.
戴夫总会说出些至理名言。
2
knowledge
gained
over
a
long
period
of
time
through
learning
or
experience
智慧，知识，学问
the
collected
wisdom
of
many
centuries
多少个世纪积累下来的智慧
3
(the) conventional/received/traditional etc wisdom
a
belief
or
opinion
that
most
people
have
普遍的看法，传统的信念
The
conventional
wisdom
is
that
boys
mature
more
slowly
than
girls.
传统观点是男孩子比女孩子晚熟。
4
in sb’s (infinite) wisdom
used
to
say
that
you
do
not
understand
why
someone
has
decided
to
do
something
[幽默] 以某人（无穷）的智慧〔表示不明白某人为何决定做某事〕
humorous
The
boss,
in
her
infinite
wisdom,
has
decided
to
reorganize
the
whole
office
yet
again.
老板智慧无穷，又决定要重新布置整个办公室。