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明智的,慎慮的,聰明的,賢明的,博學的,明白的,狡猾的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wise \Wise\, a. [Compar. {Wiser}; superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis,
   AS. w[=i]s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, G. weise,
   OHG. w[=i]s, w[=i]si, Icel. v[=i]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis,
   Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf.
   {Righteous}, {Wisdom}.]
   1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive
      information; erudite; learned.

            They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have
            no knowledge.                         --Jer. iv. 22.

   2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning
      and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,
      proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best
      means for accomplishing them; sagacious.

            When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.
                                                  --Shak.

            From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
            which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2
                                                  Tim. iii. 15.

   3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
      specifically, skilled in divination.

            Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
            with me; but she's gone. Sim. Pray you, sir, was't
            not the wise woman of Brentford?      --Shak.

   4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
      [R.] ``Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and
      wise.'' --Chaucer.

            Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise
            As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.
                                                  & Fl.

            Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet.
                                                  --Ford.

   5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting
      wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
      discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise
      conduct or management; a wise determination. ``Eminent in
      wise deport.'' --Milton.

   {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.
      [Obs.] `` We thought it was not worth to make it wise.''
      --Chaucer.

   {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and
      experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]

            A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He's
            wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. --Ford.

            You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For
            my green experience.                  --Ford.

Wise \Wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[=i]se; akin to OS. w[=i]sa,
   OFries. w[=i]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise, Sw.
   vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o]?ruv[=i]s otherwise; from the root
   of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See {Wit},
   v., and cf. {Guise}.]
   Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. ``All armed in
   complete wise.'' --Spenser.

         To love her in my beste wyse.            --Chaucer.

         This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

         Let not these blessings then, sent from above, Abused
         be, or spilt in profane wise.            --Fairfax.

   Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as
         in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. `` Fret not
         thyself in any wise to do evil.'' --Ps. xxxvii. 8. ``He
         shall in no wise lose his reward.'' --Matt. x. 42. ``
         On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel.''
         --Num. vi. 23.

   Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in
         likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words
         -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as,
         noways, lengthways, etc.

資料來源 : WordNet®

wise
     n 1: a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
     2: United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
        [syn: {Stephen Samuel Wise}]
     3: United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united
        reform Jewish organizations in the United States
        (1819-1900) [syn: {Isaac Mayer Wise}]

wise
     adj 1: having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise
            leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" [ant: {foolish}]
     2: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in
        practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a
        sensible manager"; "a wise decision" [syn: {judicious}, {sensible}]
     3: evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: {knowing},
         {wise(p)}, {wise to(p)}]
     4: able to take a broad view of negotiations between states
        [syn: {diplomatic}]
     5: carefully considered; "a considered opinion" [syn: {considered}]