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wisest 音标拼音: [w'ɑɪzəst] a. 聪明的,贤明的 聪明的,贤明的 Wise \ Wise\ ( w[ imac] z), a. [ Compar. { Wiser} ( w[ imac] z"[~ e] r); superl. { Wisest}.] [ OE. wis, AS. w[ imac] s; akin to OS. & OFries. w[ imac] s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[ imac] s, w[ imac] si, Icel. v[ imac] ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis; akin to wit, v. i. See { Wit}, v., and cf. { Righteous}, { Wisdom}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned. [ 1913 Webster] They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. -- Jer. iv. 22. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. -- 2 Tim. iii. 15. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. [ R.] " Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and wise." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] Nor, on the other side, Will I be penuriously wise As to make money, that' s my slave, my idol. -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster] Lords do not care for me: I am too wise to die yet. -- Ford. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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.] [ 1913 Webster] A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one; He' s wise in years, and of a temperate warmth. -- Ford. [ 1913 Webster] You are too wise in years, too full of counsel, For my green experience. -- Ford. [ 1913 Webster]
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