| 单词 | a word to the wise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa word to the wise (is enough) c. a word to the wise (is enough): = verbum sap phr. Also †few words to the wise suffice, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > phrases indicating conciseness [phrase] > verbum sap few words to the wise suffice?a1513 verbum sapienti1588 verbum sat1625 a word to the wise (is enough)1639 verbum sap1818 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 143 Few wordis may suffice to the wyis. 1562 J. Mountgomery in Archaeologia (1883) 47 241 Feawe woordes to the wise doeth suffice. 1639 J. Clarke Paroemiologia 51 Few words to the wise suffice. Verbum sapienti sat est. A word to the wise. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xix. 127 Nay, if she can withstand him—But a word to the wise, Mr. Reeves! Hem! < as lemmas |
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