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- having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement聪明的, 有智慧的; 英明的; 明断的：
she seems kind and wise
她看起来聪明善良
a wise precaution.
一个明智的预防措施。
1.1
- responding sensibly or shrewdly to a particular situation精明的; 明智的：
it would be wise to discuss the matter with the chairman of the committee.
和委员会主席商讨该事宜将是明智之举。
1.2
- predic. having knowledge in a specified subject有学问的; 精通的：
he is wise in the ways of haute couture.
他精通高级女装设计。
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- predic.
wise to
informal alert to or aware of〈非正式〉警惕的; 知情的, 了解的： at seven she was already wise to the police.
她七岁时就知道提防警察了。
短语
be wise after the event
- understand and assess an event or situation only after its implications have become obvious事后聪明, 事后诸葛亮。
be none（或not any）the wiser
- know no more than before还是不知道; 并不比以前明白。
派生词
wisely
adverb词源
Old English wīs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijs and German weise, also to wit2.
短语动词
wise up
- often in imperative informal become alert to or aware of something〈非正式〉对某物警惕; 知情, 了解：
wise up to the flavours of North Africa.
了解北非风情。