wisdom是名詞,意思是智慧、才智、學識,比如wisdom of crowds,wise的名詞格式可以是wiseness或wisdom,wiseness意思是聰明,所以它們在意思是有區別的。
wisdom的用法和辨析
壹、詳細釋義:
n.智慧,才智,精明[U]
例句:
1.He had acquired much wisdom during his long life.
他在漫長的生命歲月中獲得了許多智慧。
2.His confidence, his manliness and bravery, turn his wit into wisdom.
他的自信、男子氣概和勇敢將他的風趣變為智慧。
明智[U]
例句:
1.I doubt the wisdom of his conduct.
我懷疑他的行為是否明智。
2.I would question the wisdom of borrowing such a large sum of money.
我懷疑借這麽壹大筆錢是否明智。
知識,學問 [U]
1.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
經驗是知識之父,記憶是知識之母。
2.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
我們為了求知識,付出高價也值得。
二、詞義辨析:
mind,intellect,intelligence,brains,wit,wisdom
這些名詞均有“智力,智慧”之意。mind使用廣泛,無褒貶之意。強調諸如認識、記憶、思考、決定等的智慧功能。intellect側重不受感情或意誌左右的冷靜思考或領悟能力。intelligence指處理或對付問題或情況的特殊才智;也指運用、展開智慧的能力。brain(多用復數brains)強調理解能力和獨立的或者首創性的思維能力。wit指先天的才能、智力、意識等,隱含小聰明意味。wisdom較文雅,也可指明智的言行