Of action, speech, personal attributes, etc.: Proceeding from, indicating, or suggesting sound judgement or good sense; ‘becoming a wise man’…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > pretender to wisdom, wiseacre > [adjective] (8) wiseOE Of action, speech, personal attributes, etc.: Proceeding from, indicating, or suggesting sound judgement or good sense; ‘becoming a wise man’… over-wisea1425 Too wise; exceedingly or affectedly wise. self-wise1573 Reliant on one's own knowledge or intellectual ability, esp. as opposed to being reliant on the wisdom of God; believing oneself to be wise. In… wiseacred1603 having the character of a wiseacre (in quot. 1848 wiseacredness n. with allusion to acre: cf. 1c above). nod-crafty1608 Given to nodding the head with an air of great wisdom. sapienta1763 now usually ironical. sage1816 Of the countenance, bearing, etc.: Exhibiting sageness or profound wisdom. In modern use commonly somewhat ironical. wiseacreish1834 like or characteristic of a wiseacre. |
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