nous
/naʊs/noun
mass noun
1
- Brit. informal common sense; practical intelligence〈英, 非正式〉(为人处世的)常识; 机智:
if he had any nous at all, he'd sell the film rights.
要是他有那么一丁点儿头脑的话, 他就会把电影的版权卖掉。
2
- Philosophy the mind or intellect【哲】心灵, 智力。
词源
late 17th cent. (in sense 2): from Greek, 'mind, intelligence, intuitive apprehension'.