Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9528
unwise
不明智的；缺乏判断力的
Not wise; lacking wisdom or good judgment
- 1.
Not wise; lacking wisdom
不明智的；缺乏智慧的。
- 2.
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
缺乏判断力或智慧的
- 3.
not appropriate to the purpose
不适合目的的
不适当的；不合适的；不明智的；缺乏智慧的。；缺乏判断力或智慧的；不适合目的的；愚蠢的
In use
It would be unwise to spend all your savings on a new car.
She realized it was unwise to walk home alone late at night.
Investing all your money in one company is an unwise decision.
an unwise investor is soon impoverished
it is unwise to do sth
用于表达做某事不明智，it作形式主语。
It is unwise to invest all your money in one stock.
把所有资金都投入一只股票是不明智的。
be unwise of sb to do sth
强调某人的行为不明智，of引出行为主体。
It was unwise of her to ignore the warning signs.
她忽视警告信号是不明智的。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- unwise decision
- 不明智的决定
- It was an unwise decision to quit his job without a backup plan.在没有后备计划的情况下辞职是一个不明智的决定。
- unwise choice
- 不明智的选择
- Choosing to ignore the warning signs was an unwise choice.选择忽视警告信号是一个不明智的选择。
- unwise move
- 不明智的举动
- The company's unwise move to expand too quickly led to financial trouble.公司过快扩张这一不明智的举动导致了财务困难。
- politically unwise
- 政治上不明智的
- His comments were politically unwise and caused controversy.他的言论在政治上是不明智的，并引起了争议。
- financially unwise
- 财务上不明智的
- Taking out such a large loan was financially unwise.申请如此大额的贷款在财务上是不明智的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：un（不）+ wise（明智）= 不明智，就像不听劝告做傻事。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、advice、decision-making 通常用于正式语境，如书面建议或评价决策时，表示某行为缺乏智慧或判断力。
Grammar Note
常用结构：be unwise to do sth 或 It is unwise of/for sb to do sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'unwise' (same stressed vowel /aɪ/ and following /z/): wise, size, prize. 'Wise' also shares the spelling ending '-wise'. Other words ending in '-wise' such as otherwise, clockwise, likewise have the same /aɪz/ ending but are unstressed, so they are not exact rhymes. Note the spelling variations: /aɪz/ can be spelled '-ise' (wise) or '-ize' (size, prize).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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