advice
/ədˈvaɪs/noun
mass noun
1- guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative劝告, 意见, 建议:
she visited the island on her doctor's advice
她听从医生的劝告去了一趟海岛
even successful businessmen asked his advice.
连成功的实业家也向他请教。
1.1
- count noun a formal notice of a financial transaction(金融交易)正式通知:
remittance advices.
汇款通知。
1.2
- (亦作advices)archaic information; news〈古〉信息; 消息:
the want of fresh advices from Europe.
缺少来自欧洲的新消息。
短语
take advice
- obtain information and guidance, typically from an expert(尤指向专家)咨询:
he should take advice from his accountant.
他应该向他的会计师咨询。
take someone's advice
- act according to recommendations given by someone按某人劝告行事:
he took my advice and put his house up for sale.
他按我的劝告把房子拿出来卖。
词源
Middle English: from Old French avis, based on Latin ad 'to' + visum, past participle of videre 'to see'. The original sense was 'way of looking at something, judgement', hence later 'an opinion given'.