wisdom

wisdom 智慧

wis-,智慧，词源同wise,-dom,抽象名词后缀。

wisdom (n.)

Old English wisdom "knowledge, learning, experience," from wis (see wise (adj.)) + -dom. A common Germanic compound (Old Saxon, Old Frisian wisdom, Old Norse visdomr, Old High German wistuom "wisdom," German Weistum "judicial sentence serving as a precedent"). Wisdom teeth so called from 1848 (earlier teeth of wisdom, 1660s), a loan-translation of Latin dentes sapientiae, itself a loan-translation of Greek sophronisteres (used by Hippocrates, from sophron "prudent, self-controlled"), so called because they usually appear ages 17-25, when a person reaches adulthood.

1. And what is that pearl of wisdom supposed to mean?

那番精辟见解到底是什么意思呢？

2. With knowledge and wisdom, evil could be vanquished on this earth.

拥有了知识和智慧就能够把恶势力从这个世界上铲除。

3. The wisdom of the retired generals and backbench MPs conjoins.

退役将军和后座议员的智慧结合在一起。

4. The Magi, Bramins, and Druids were bracketed together as men of wisdom.

东方三博士、婆罗门和德鲁伊特都被视为富有智慧的人。

5. Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team.

有人会质疑把她排除在队伍之外是否明智。

【mind, intellect, intelligence, brains, wit, wisdom】
这些名词均有“智力，智慧”之意。
mind: 使用广泛，无褒贬之意。强调诸如认识、记忆、思考、决定等的智慧功能。
intellect: 侧重不受感情或意志左右的冷静思考或领悟能力。
intelligence: 指处理或对付问题或情况的特殊才智；也指运用、展开智慧的能力。
brain: (多用复数brains)强调理解能力和独立的或者首创性的思维能力。
wit: 指先天的才能、智力、意识等，隐含小聪明意味。
wisdom: 较文雅，也可指明智的言行。

【intellect, wit, wisdom, mind, brain, intelligence】
这组词都有“智力，智慧”的意思，其区别是：
intellect: 侧重不受感情或意志左右的冷静思考或领悟能力。
wit: 指先天的才能、智力、意识等，隐含小聪明意味。
wisdom: 较文雅，也可指明智的言行。
mind: 使用广泛，无褒贬之意。强调诸如认识、记忆、思考、决定等的智慧功能。
brain: (多用复数brains)强调理解能力和独立的或者首创性的思维能力。
intelligence: 指处理或对付问题或情况的特殊才智；也指运用、展开智慧的能力。