Definition of wisdom in English:

wisdom

noun ˈwɪzdəmˈwɪzdəm

mass noun

1The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.
智慧
listen to his words of wisdom
Example sentencesExamples
- And if you have any words of wisdom, or advice about how to make the coming ordeal any less painful, feel free to let me know.
- I waited eagerly for words of wisdom from a man at the very pinnacle of his career, I thought he'd be sure to know what to put right.
- Ideally, scholars grow in understanding and wisdom by gaining and sharing knowledge.
- For all her power, he felt she lacked wisdom and judgement, and it was past time she learned her place.
- They must have a long line for my workshop waiting to hear me impart words of wisdom.
- His knowledge, his passion and his wisdom from years of experience were invaluable to our program.
- I tried to listen to his short but heartfelt words of wisdom, but nothing came from it.
- She was pretty sure that she was the one who gave him the words of wisdom that kept him going.
- The authors of these guides have years of inside knowledge, wisdom and practical experience to pass on to you.
- So, do you have any word of wisdom, especially to any of the new first years out there?
- He thought you might have some pertinent words of wisdom that you could impart upon me to help me deal with my troubles.
- She still has powerful words of wisdom about the need to find peaceful means to resolve conflict.
- As if our cheap words and wisdom could somehow rectify the suffering of this world!
- And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom, upright dealing, and courage.
- Then we grow elderly, and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand.
- He is also an accomplished composer and well-used to dispensing words of wisdom.
- Just as he was about to deliver his words of wisdom, a team-mate chucked a bucket of water over his head.
- That way, new readers can enjoy some older posts, and older readers can get reacquainted with my words of wisdom.
- I feel like I'm at the stage of converting bitter experience into wisdom.
- It was the voice of a male, speaking with wisdom behind the simple words.
Synonyms
sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection
1. 1.1 The fact of being based on sensible or wise thinking.
  some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano
  一些人对在距离活火山如此近的地方建大坝是否明智提出质疑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some of the stories suitably blend the wisdom of the proverbs and the story line.
  If you downgrade the source of your wisdom, you downgrade the value of the wisdom.
  Again, your Honour, it is a question of the courts deferring to the wisdom of the legislature.
  Others, however, question the wisdom of such a decision and argue that it seems an expensive way to boost circulation.
  Some economists have questioned the wisdom of such a large investment, the BBC said.
  The old woman showed great wisdom in asking the question that she did.
  The utilitarian wisdom that which benefits the greater number is what is good holds true in this regard.
  It was only months later, when her father suffered a heart attack, that she questioned the rabbis' wisdom.
  Some may question the wisdom of arranging a first date at an unfamiliar restaurant.
  I question the wisdom of the leaders on both sides who have caused this polarisation.
  It is for this reason that commentators question the wisdom of the deal.
  In the wake of such a tragedy, some may even question the wisdom of trying to rebuild the city at all.
  He took his wisdom to consist in the fact that he knows that he does not know.
  It was about then that I questioned the wisdom of skipping supper before coming out.
  But some critics have questioned the wisdom of a costly project that could go horribly over budget.
  This has led some commentators to question the wisdom of having the majority of a fund's money invested in equities.
  Nobody questions the wisdom behind the decision to set up the commission.
  If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable.
  When sick I want to be cared for by doctors who every day doubt the value and wisdom of what they do and this book will help make such doctors.
  This goes against the technical wisdom of classifying markets by value of free floating stocks alone.
  Synonyms
  sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection
2. 1.2 The body of knowledge and experience that develops within a specified society or period.
  智慧（某社会或时期内发展而成的知识和原则体系）
  Eastern wisdom
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said the country was well placed to draw on established moral wisdoms, such as African, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Christian and other faiths and securalist views.
  In fact everyone must eventually be involved to integrate these wisdoms into our community.
  Allies need to do more about training good minds who are expert on Asia and who are not afraid of challenging conventional intelligence wisdoms.
  Eventually, Blavatsky brought the spiritual wisdoms of the East and of ancient Western mysteries to the modern West, where they were virtually unknown.
  The second human characteristic is a widespread tendency to accept conventional wisdoms, be they religious, economic or scientific.
  Synonyms
  knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship, philosophy
  lore

Phrases

in someone's wisdom

Used ironically to suggest that someone's action is not well judged.
〈讽〉凭某人的精明（用来讽刺某行动不明智），自作聪明
in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him
他们自作聪明决定抛弃他。
Example sentencesExamples
- We offered Steven a very lucrative contract but Steven and his advisers have, in their wisdom, decided against it.
- Yes, in their wisdom, rather than spend a little money to fix the holes in their device, they're spending a lot of money to hunt down their critics and sue them.
- Council, in their wisdom, said they needed more information, which was a little frustrating for us.
- To my mind, the ultimate responsibility lies with the various planning committees, which have, in their wisdom, or ignorance, over the years, allowed the new buildings to be built at ground level.
- This morning upon crossing into England I discovered that someone, somewhere in local authority, in their wisdom, had decided that despite the weather forecast grit would not be spread on the roads.

Origin

Old English wīsdōm (see wise¹, -dom).

Definition of wisdom in US English:

wisdom

nounˈwɪzdəmˈwizdəm

1The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
智慧
Example sentencesExamples
- It was the voice of a male, speaking with wisdom behind the simple words.
- He thought you might have some pertinent words of wisdom that you could impart upon me to help me deal with my troubles.
- I tried to listen to his short but heartfelt words of wisdom, but nothing came from it.
- Just as he was about to deliver his words of wisdom, a team-mate chucked a bucket of water over his head.
- I waited eagerly for words of wisdom from a man at the very pinnacle of his career, I thought he'd be sure to know what to put right.
- And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom, upright dealing, and courage.
- They must have a long line for my workshop waiting to hear me impart words of wisdom.
- For all her power, he felt she lacked wisdom and judgement, and it was past time she learned her place.
- Ideally, scholars grow in understanding and wisdom by gaining and sharing knowledge.
- The authors of these guides have years of inside knowledge, wisdom and practical experience to pass on to you.
- As if our cheap words and wisdom could somehow rectify the suffering of this world!
- I feel like I'm at the stage of converting bitter experience into wisdom.
- She still has powerful words of wisdom about the need to find peaceful means to resolve conflict.
- He is also an accomplished composer and well-used to dispensing words of wisdom.
- And if you have any words of wisdom, or advice about how to make the coming ordeal any less painful, feel free to let me know.
- So, do you have any word of wisdom, especially to any of the new first years out there?
- His knowledge, his passion and his wisdom from years of experience were invaluable to our program.
- She was pretty sure that she was the one who gave him the words of wisdom that kept him going.
- That way, new readers can enjoy some older posts, and older readers can get reacquainted with my words of wisdom.
- Then we grow elderly, and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand.
Synonyms
sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection
1. 1.1 The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
  （行动或决定的）明智
  some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano
  一些人对在距离活火山如此近的地方建大坝是否明智提出质疑。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the wake of such a tragedy, some may even question the wisdom of trying to rebuild the city at all.
  I question the wisdom of the leaders on both sides who have caused this polarisation.
  It is for this reason that commentators question the wisdom of the deal.
  But some critics have questioned the wisdom of a costly project that could go horribly over budget.
  This goes against the technical wisdom of classifying markets by value of free floating stocks alone.
  Some may question the wisdom of arranging a first date at an unfamiliar restaurant.
  If you downgrade the source of your wisdom, you downgrade the value of the wisdom.
  He took his wisdom to consist in the fact that he knows that he does not know.
  The old woman showed great wisdom in asking the question that she did.
  The utilitarian wisdom that which benefits the greater number is what is good holds true in this regard.
  This has led some commentators to question the wisdom of having the majority of a fund's money invested in equities.
  Some of the stories suitably blend the wisdom of the proverbs and the story line.
  If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable.
  Some economists have questioned the wisdom of such a large investment, the BBC said.
  Others, however, question the wisdom of such a decision and argue that it seems an expensive way to boost circulation.
  Again, your Honour, it is a question of the courts deferring to the wisdom of the legislature.
  It was about then that I questioned the wisdom of skipping supper before coming out.
  Nobody questions the wisdom behind the decision to set up the commission.
  When sick I want to be cared for by doctors who every day doubt the value and wisdom of what they do and this book will help make such doctors.
  It was only months later, when her father suffered a heart attack, that she questioned the rabbis' wisdom.
  Synonyms
  sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection
2. 1.2 The body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period.
  智慧（某社会或时期内发展而成的知识和原则体系）
  the traditional farming wisdom of India
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said the country was well placed to draw on established moral wisdoms, such as African, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Christian and other faiths and securalist views.
  In fact everyone must eventually be involved to integrate these wisdoms into our community.
  Allies need to do more about training good minds who are expert on Asia and who are not afraid of challenging conventional intelligence wisdoms.
  Eventually, Blavatsky brought the spiritual wisdoms of the East and of ancient Western mysteries to the modern West, where they were virtually unknown.
  The second human characteristic is a widespread tendency to accept conventional wisdoms, be they religious, economic or scientific.
  Synonyms
  knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship, philosophy

Phrases

in someone's wisdom

Used ironically to suggest that an action is not well judged.
〈讽〉凭某人的精明（用来讽刺某行动不明智），自作聪明
in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him
他们自作聪明决定抛弃他。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yes, in their wisdom, rather than spend a little money to fix the holes in their device, they're spending a lot of money to hunt down their critics and sue them.
- Council, in their wisdom, said they needed more information, which was a little frustrating for us.
- This morning upon crossing into England I discovered that someone, somewhere in local authority, in their wisdom, had decided that despite the weather forecast grit would not be spread on the roads.
- To my mind, the ultimate responsibility lies with the various planning committees, which have, in their wisdom, or ignorance, over the years, allowed the new buildings to be built at ground level.
- We offered Steven a very lucrative contract but Steven and his advisers have, in their wisdom, decided against it.

Origin

Old English wīsdōm (see wise, -dom).

单词	wisdom
释义	Definition of wisdom in English: wisdom noun ˈwɪzdəmˈwɪzdəm mass noun 1The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise. 智慧 listen to his words of wisdom Example sentencesExamples And if you have any words of wisdom, or advice about how to make the coming ordeal any less painful, feel free to let me know. I waited eagerly for words of wisdom from a man at the very pinnacle of his career, I thought he'd be sure to know what to put right. Ideally, scholars grow in understanding and wisdom by gaining and sharing knowledge. For all her power, he felt she lacked wisdom and judgement, and it was past time she learned her place. They must have a long line for my workshop waiting to hear me impart words of wisdom. His knowledge, his passion and his wisdom from years of experience were invaluable to our program. I tried to listen to his short but heartfelt words of wisdom, but nothing came from it. She was pretty sure that she was the one who gave him the words of wisdom that kept him going. The authors of these guides have years of inside knowledge, wisdom and practical experience to pass on to you. So, do you have any word of wisdom, especially to any of the new first years out there? He thought you might have some pertinent words of wisdom that you could impart upon me to help me deal with my troubles. She still has powerful words of wisdom about the need to find peaceful means to resolve conflict. As if our cheap words and wisdom could somehow rectify the suffering of this world! And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom, upright dealing, and courage. Then we grow elderly, and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand. He is also an accomplished composer and well-used to dispensing words of wisdom. Just as he was about to deliver his words of wisdom, a team-mate chucked a bucket of water over his head. That way, new readers can enjoy some older posts, and older readers can get reacquainted with my words of wisdom. I feel like I'm at the stage of converting bitter experience into wisdom. It was the voice of a male, speaking with wisdom behind the simple words. Synonyms sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection 1.1 The fact of being based on sensible or wise thinking. some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano 一些人对在距离活火山如此近的地方建大坝是否明智提出质疑。 Example sentencesExamples Some of the stories suitably blend the wisdom of the proverbs and the story line. If you downgrade the source of your wisdom, you downgrade the value of the wisdom. Again, your Honour, it is a question of the courts deferring to the wisdom of the legislature. Others, however, question the wisdom of such a decision and argue that it seems an expensive way to boost circulation. Some economists have questioned the wisdom of such a large investment, the BBC said. The old woman showed great wisdom in asking the question that she did. The utilitarian wisdom that which benefits the greater number is what is good holds true in this regard. It was only months later, when her father suffered a heart attack, that she questioned the rabbis' wisdom. Some may question the wisdom of arranging a first date at an unfamiliar restaurant. I question the wisdom of the leaders on both sides who have caused this polarisation. It is for this reason that commentators question the wisdom of the deal. In the wake of such a tragedy, some may even question the wisdom of trying to rebuild the city at all. He took his wisdom to consist in the fact that he knows that he does not know. It was about then that I questioned the wisdom of skipping supper before coming out. But some critics have questioned the wisdom of a costly project that could go horribly over budget. This has led some commentators to question the wisdom of having the majority of a fund's money invested in equities. Nobody questions the wisdom behind the decision to set up the commission. If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable. When sick I want to be cared for by doctors who every day doubt the value and wisdom of what they do and this book will help make such doctors. This goes against the technical wisdom of classifying markets by value of free floating stocks alone. Synonyms sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection 1.2 The body of knowledge and experience that develops within a specified society or period. 智慧（某社会或时期内发展而成的知识和原则体系） Eastern wisdom Example sentencesExamples He said the country was well placed to draw on established moral wisdoms, such as African, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Christian and other faiths and securalist views. In fact everyone must eventually be involved to integrate these wisdoms into our community. Allies need to do more about training good minds who are expert on Asia and who are not afraid of challenging conventional intelligence wisdoms. Eventually, Blavatsky brought the spiritual wisdoms of the East and of ancient Western mysteries to the modern West, where they were virtually unknown. The second human characteristic is a widespread tendency to accept conventional wisdoms, be they religious, economic or scientific. Synonyms knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship, philosophy lore Phrases in someone's wisdom Used ironically to suggest that someone's action is not well judged. 〈讽〉凭某人的精明（用来讽刺某行动不明智），自作聪明 in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him 他们自作聪明决定抛弃他。 Example sentencesExamples We offered Steven a very lucrative contract but Steven and his advisers have, in their wisdom, decided against it. Yes, in their wisdom, rather than spend a little money to fix the holes in their device, they're spending a lot of money to hunt down their critics and sue them. Council, in their wisdom, said they needed more information, which was a little frustrating for us. To my mind, the ultimate responsibility lies with the various planning committees, which have, in their wisdom, or ignorance, over the years, allowed the new buildings to be built at ground level. This morning upon crossing into England I discovered that someone, somewhere in local authority, in their wisdom, had decided that despite the weather forecast grit would not be spread on the roads. Origin Old English wīsdōm (see wise¹, -dom). noun.1 phr. Definition of wisdom in US English: wisdom nounˈwɪzdəmˈwizdəm 1The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. 智慧 Example sentencesExamples It was the voice of a male, speaking with wisdom behind the simple words. He thought you might have some pertinent words of wisdom that you could impart upon me to help me deal with my troubles. I tried to listen to his short but heartfelt words of wisdom, but nothing came from it. Just as he was about to deliver his words of wisdom, a team-mate chucked a bucket of water over his head. I waited eagerly for words of wisdom from a man at the very pinnacle of his career, I thought he'd be sure to know what to put right. And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom, upright dealing, and courage. They must have a long line for my workshop waiting to hear me impart words of wisdom. For all her power, he felt she lacked wisdom and judgement, and it was past time she learned her place. Ideally, scholars grow in understanding and wisdom by gaining and sharing knowledge. The authors of these guides have years of inside knowledge, wisdom and practical experience to pass on to you. As if our cheap words and wisdom could somehow rectify the suffering of this world! I feel like I'm at the stage of converting bitter experience into wisdom. She still has powerful words of wisdom about the need to find peaceful means to resolve conflict. He is also an accomplished composer and well-used to dispensing words of wisdom. And if you have any words of wisdom, or advice about how to make the coming ordeal any less painful, feel free to let me know. So, do you have any word of wisdom, especially to any of the new first years out there? His knowledge, his passion and his wisdom from years of experience were invaluable to our program. She was pretty sure that she was the one who gave him the words of wisdom that kept him going. That way, new readers can enjoy some older posts, and older readers can get reacquainted with my words of wisdom. Then we grow elderly, and we have the greater experience and wisdom of a lifetime with which to understand. Synonyms sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection 1.1 The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. （行动或决定的）明智 some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano 一些人对在距离活火山如此近的地方建大坝是否明智提出质疑。 Example sentencesExamples In the wake of such a tragedy, some may even question the wisdom of trying to rebuild the city at all. I question the wisdom of the leaders on both sides who have caused this polarisation. It is for this reason that commentators question the wisdom of the deal. But some critics have questioned the wisdom of a costly project that could go horribly over budget. This goes against the technical wisdom of classifying markets by value of free floating stocks alone. Some may question the wisdom of arranging a first date at an unfamiliar restaurant. If you downgrade the source of your wisdom, you downgrade the value of the wisdom. He took his wisdom to consist in the fact that he knows that he does not know. The old woman showed great wisdom in asking the question that she did. The utilitarian wisdom that which benefits the greater number is what is good holds true in this regard. This has led some commentators to question the wisdom of having the majority of a fund's money invested in equities. Some of the stories suitably blend the wisdom of the proverbs and the story line. If spending on this scale is sensible, its wisdom ought to be demonstrable. Some economists have questioned the wisdom of such a large investment, the BBC said. Others, however, question the wisdom of such a decision and argue that it seems an expensive way to boost circulation. Again, your Honour, it is a question of the courts deferring to the wisdom of the legislature. It was about then that I questioned the wisdom of skipping supper before coming out. Nobody questions the wisdom behind the decision to set up the commission. When sick I want to be cared for by doctors who every day doubt the value and wisdom of what they do and this book will help make such doctors. It was only months later, when her father suffered a heart attack, that she questioned the rabbis' wisdom. Synonyms sagacity, sageness, intelligence, understanding, insight, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, penetration, perspicuity, acuity, discernment, sense, good sense, common sense, shrewdness, astuteness, acumen, smartness, judiciousness, judgement, foresight, clear-sightedness, prudence, circumspection 1.2 The body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period. 智慧（某社会或时期内发展而成的知识和原则体系） the traditional farming wisdom of India Example sentencesExamples He said the country was well placed to draw on established moral wisdoms, such as African, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Christian and other faiths and securalist views. In fact everyone must eventually be involved to integrate these wisdoms into our community. Allies need to do more about training good minds who are expert on Asia and who are not afraid of challenging conventional intelligence wisdoms. Eventually, Blavatsky brought the spiritual wisdoms of the East and of ancient Western mysteries to the modern West, where they were virtually unknown. The second human characteristic is a widespread tendency to accept conventional wisdoms, be they religious, economic or scientific. Synonyms knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship, philosophy Phrases in someone's wisdom Used ironically to suggest that an action is not well judged. 〈讽〉凭某人的精明（用来讽刺某行动不明智），自作聪明 in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him 他们自作聪明决定抛弃他。 Example sentencesExamples Yes, in their wisdom, rather than spend a little money to fix the holes in their device, they're spending a lot of money to hunt down their critics and sue them. Council, in their wisdom, said they needed more information, which was a little frustrating for us. This morning upon crossing into England I discovered that someone, somewhere in local authority, in their wisdom, had decided that despite the weather forecast grit would not be spread on the roads. To my mind, the ultimate responsibility lies with the various planning committees, which have, in their wisdom, or ignorance, over the years, allowed the new buildings to be built at ground level. We offered Steven a very lucrative contract but Steven and his advisers have, in their wisdom, decided against it. Origin Old English wīsdōm (see wise, -dom). noun.1 phr.
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