wise

英 [waɪz] 美[waɪz]

近义词smart knowledgeable judicious sapient sage educated understanding levelheaded knowing reasonable bright sensible scholarly learned

反义词

adj. 明智的；聪明的；博学的
vt. 使知道；教导
vi. 了解
n. (Wise)人名；(英)怀斯

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词态变化

比较级: wiser;最高级: wisest;副词: wisely;

中文词源

wise 充满智慧的

来自PIE*weid,看，知道，词源同visit,video,引申词义智慧。

英英释意

1. a way of doing or being;: "in no wise"; "in this wise"

英文词源

wise: wise: English has two distinct words wise, but they come from the same ultimate source: the Indo-European base *woid-, *weid-, *wid-. This denoted ‘see’, and hence ‘know’, and it also produced English idea, vision, and wit. From it was formed the past participial adjective *wīttos, which passed into prehistoric Germanic as *wīsaz ‘knowing things, learned’.

And this has since evolved into German weise, Dutch wijs, Swedish and Danish vis, and English wise. Wisdom [OE] and wizard are derivatives. Meanwhile, another derivative of the same prehistoric base was the Germanic noun *wīsōn, *wīsō, whose original meaning ‘appearance’ (going back to the ancestral ‘see’ of the base) had developed via ‘for, shape’ and ‘kind, sort’ to ‘way, manner’.

This produced German weise, Dutch wijze, Swedish and Danish vis (used largely in compounds and phrases), and English wise (similarly nowadays restricted mainly to compounds, such as likewise and otherwise). Guise is ultimately the same word, filtered through Old French.
=> guise, idea, vision, wit, wizard
wise (adj.): Old English wis "learned, sagacious, cunning; sane; prudent, discreet; experienced; having the power of discerning and judging rightly," from Proto-Germanic *wissaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Modern slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c. 550 B.C.E.]
Wise man was in Old English. Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English; wise-ass (n.) by 1966, American English (probably a literal sense is intended by the phrase in the 1607 comedy "Westward Hoe" by Dekker and Webster). Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
wise (n.): "way of proceeding, manner," Old English wise "way, fashion, custom, habit, manner; condition, state, circumstance," from Proto-Germanic *wison "appearance, form, manner" (see wise (adj.)). Compare Old Saxon wisa, Old Frisian wis, Danish vis, Middle Dutch wise, Dutch wijs, Old High German wisa, German Weise "way, manner." Most common in English now as a word-forming element (as in likewise, clockwise); the adverbial -wise has been used thus since Old English. For sense evolution from "to see" to "way of proceeding," compare cognate Greek eidos "form, shape, kind," also "course of action." Ground sense is "to see/know the way."
wise (v.): Old English wisean "make wise or knowing" (transitive), cognate with Old Frisian wisa, Old Saxon wisian, Middle Dutch wisen, Dutch wijzen, Old High German wisan, German weisen; from the source of wise (adj.). Intransitive wise up is attested by 1905.

同义词辨析

bright, clever, wise, brilliant, intelligent, ingenious, smart, shrewd

这些形容词均含有"聪明的"之意。

bright：口语常用词，多指年轻人，尤指小孩思路敏捷，理解力强，机灵等。

clever：强调头脑灵活，接受新事物快，有智有谋，但不一定暗示全面妥当地考虑问题。

wise：侧重不是一般的聪明伶俐，而是有远见，有智慧，能明智地处理问题。

brilliant：指人的才华出众，思路敏捷，常令人赞叹不已。

intelligent：正式用词，指在理解新的、抽象东西或处理解决问题时，智力超过一般常人。

ingenious：指思路敏捷，并暗示有创造与发明的才能和技巧。

smart：普通用词，与bright和clever的意思很相近，但更强调机灵。

shrewd：指精明老练，有头脑，善于判断，把握有利机会。

考试真题

The wise teachings of ancient Greek thinkers are timeless, and are applicable to contemporary life.

Craftsmen have helped educate consumers to make wise choices.

They are especially wise in making investments.

She made a wise investment in real estate.

She made a big fortune from wise investment

What can be done about mass unemployment? All the wise heads agree: there're no quick or easy answers.

The wise heads' benefit package.

Saying that there're no easy answers sounds wise, but it's actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act.

The urgency of slowing down-to find the time and space to think-is nothing new, of course, and wiser souls have always reminded us that the more attention we pay to the moment, the less time and energy we have to place it in some larger context.

All the wise heads agree: there're no quick or easy answers.

Let's hope they' re wise enough not to be fooled by a machine that claims to determine truthfulness at the flip of a switch.

So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on the outstanding contract.

These fears are mostly exaggerated: as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with speed and care.

It is wise to take a day off to rest.

A wise man can live without self-pity.

Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.

The relationships you develop now will probably be linked to the ones you value later, so he wise about the people who you invest yourself in.

To make a wise selection, you should know how to distinguish among three kinds of print dictionaries: pocket, desk, and unabridged.

When berlin restaurant customers ate in darkness, they couldn't tell how much they'd had: those given extra-large shares ate more than everyone else, but were none the wiser—they didn't feel fuller, and they were just as ready for dessert.

It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal ( ' , fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad.

It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude and grace.

"Speaking with your children before you make a real estate decision is wise, but I wouldn't base the purchasing decision solely on their opinions." Hampson said.

It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal wisdom—or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad.

It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all.

词组搭配

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

in no wise

not at all

根本不，决不

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

&B{wise up to} the flavours of North Africa.
了解北非风情。

wise up &I{【俚语】}

To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated.

使知道，知情，谙于世事

实用场景例句

a wise old man: 智叟

I'm older and wiser after ten years in the business.: 在商界混了十年之后，我变得老成聪明了。

a wise decision: 明智的决定

It was very wise to leave when you did.: 你那时离开非常明智。

The wisest course of action is just to say nothing.: 最妥当的行动方针是缄默不语。

I was grateful for her wise counsel.: 我感激她为我指点迷津。

She nodded wisely.: 她聪明地点了点头。

He wisely decided to tell the truth.: 他明智地决定实话实说。

I've read the instructions, but I'm still none the wiser.: 我看了用法说明，但仍然弄不明白。

If you put the money back, no one will be any the wiser.: 只要你把钱放回去，谁都不会察觉。

He thought he could fool me but I got wise to him.: 他以为能耍得了我，其实我清楚他是怎么一号人。

She has the air of a wise woman...: 她有才女气质。

You're a wise old man: tell me what to do.: 您是位睿智的长者：告诉我该怎么办。

It's never wise to withhold evidence...: 藏匿证据绝非明智之举。

She had made a very wise decision...: 她作了一个非常明智的决定。

It would be wise to get his eyes checked to ensure there is no problem.: 最好检查一下他的眼睛，确保没有问题。

Dealers have already got wise to the trend and increased their prices accordingly.: 交易商已经摸清了动向，相应提高了价格。

The brewers are still none the wiser about the shape the Government envisages for the industry...: 啤酒公司对政府对该行业的构想仍然不甚明了。

We could have stolen the original from the warehouse without you being any the wiser.: 我们本可以把原作从库房里偷出来而完全不让你知晓。

I'm not ready to go home; I'm still cashing up.: 我还不能回家, 我正在结算一天的营业额.

The dabbler in knowledge chatters away ; the wise man stays silent.: 一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡.

The highest are the wise and the lowest are the stupid.: 上智下愚.

I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.: 我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智.